General Riddles

What is half of 4 plus 4?
6. Explanation: Half of 4 is 2 and then plus 4 is 6.

What occurs once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
The letter "M"

If there are 8 chocolates and you take away 5, how many do you have?
5 of course. If you take 5, what else do you expect to have?

There are 17 pigeons sitting in a row on a wall. A boy shoots the fifth pigeon. How many pigeons remain?
None. Explanation: They all fly away at the sound of the gunshot.

I have three wings. At times I have 4 wings but still I cannot fly. I can rotate but I can't move from one place to other. People always relax in my company. Who am I?
Ceiling Fan

Does the government of Texas permit a man to marry his widow's sister?
No question of legitimacy, because the man is already dead!

How many pairs of animals did Moses take with him on his Ark to save the world's animals from the Great Flood?
It was not Moses, but Noah, who built an Ark to save the world's animals from the Great Flood.

I am a six letter word. Subtract one letter and twelve will remain. Who am I?

How can you write 23 using the number 2 only 4 times? You can use addition, subtraction, division, multiplication.

I am a part of your body. You can hold me in your left hand but not in your right hand. Who am I?
Right hand.

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