General Riddles

What has roots as nobody sees, Is taller than trees. Up, up, up it goes, And yet never grows?
Mountain.

I go around the world, but always stay in a corner.
Postal Stamp

What is greater than God, more evil than the devil, the poor have it, the rich need it, and if you eat it, you'll die?
Nothing.

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.

Let us imagine that you are standing at the southern-most point of the earth. Now on the eastern side of that point is an island and on the western side of that point is a lake. Which one is closer to you - the island or the lake - and why?
Neither of the two because when you are standing at the southern-most point of the earth, all directions are north.

The eight of us go forth not back to protect our king from a foes attack.
Chess pawns.

I can fill up an entire room and still not take up any space. Who am I?

Voiceless it cries, Wingless flutters, Toothless bites, Mouthless mutters.

A red house is made up of red bricks, a blue house is made up of blue bricks, a green house is made up of _______.

What comes twice in a week, once in a year, but never in a month or a day?
The Letter 'E'.

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