General Riddles

First, you kill me with a knife and then you chop me in anger. Then you cry beside me. Who am I?

I run around a house but I don't move. Who am I?

What gets broken without being held?
A promise.

When is a man drowned, but still not wet?
When he's trapped in quicksand.

When can you make the following equation correct? 14+1=3
In a clock when we add 14hrs and 1hr we get 15hrs i.e. 3 o'clock

6 15 18 20 ? = FORTY
25. Explanation: Replace each number with the corresponding letters in the alphabet. 6 = F 15 = O 18 = R 20 = T 25 = Y

If it took fifteen men ten days to build a tower, how long would it take four men to build it?
No time at all, as the tower it is already built!

How many two cent stamps are there in a dozen?
12. There are 12 2-cent stamps in a dozen!

I have a thumb and four fingers, but I have no flesh or bone. Who am I?

A woman met one of her classmates after 20 long years. After exchanging pleasantries, the first woman told the other that she has 4 children, half of them female. At this, the other woman smiled and replied, even half of her children too are female. However, she has 3 children. How is this possible?
The second woman has all female children.

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