General Riddles

What has an eye but can not see?

A slice of cake costs $3 if it is cut into two pieces. How much will it cost if it is cut into seven pieces?
$3. As the entire slice costs $3, it doesn't matter how many pieces it is cut into.

I can be long, or I can be short. I can be grown, and I can be bought. I can be painted, or left bare. I can be round, or I can be square. What am I?
Fingernails.

I have a mouth but I can't speak, I can run but I can't walk. Who am I?

I have one letter but my name is spelled with eight. What am I?
Envelope

Forward I am heavy, but backward I am not. What am I?
Forward I am ton, backwards I am not

How can you lift a hippopotamus with one hand?
You won't find a hippo having one hand!

I am a fruit. I am tasty and provide lots of energy. You can find also me in a calendar. Who am I?

Who makes it, has no need of it. Who buys it, has no use for it. Who uses it can neither see nor feel it. What is it?
A coffin.

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

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