General Riddles

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

Replace one letter in each step to change the word COLD to its opposite. Each step has to be a legitimate word. COLD ? ? ? ?
WARM Explanation: COLD CORD WORD WORM WARM

Where does Friday comes before Thursday?
In the dictionary

I am clean when I look black and dirty when I look white. Who am I?
Blackboard

What has a head and a tail, but no body?

A shepherd has 18 goats. All but 6 die. How many are left?
6 of course!

What can you catch but not throw?

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

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.

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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