General Riddles

There are three men in a boat with four cigarettes but no matches. How do they manage to smoke?
They throw one cigarette overboard and made the boat a cigarette lighter.

The peacock is a bird which doesn't lay eggs. Then how does it come into the world?
Peahens lay eggs, not peacocks

On an average, how many birthdays do men on earth have?
1, just one! It is the day when we hit the earth. It is a different story that we celebrate our birthday every year, which actually implies Anniversary.

Find out the difference between 18°C and 64.4°F.
Zero degree

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

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

Fill in the blanks in the following sentence with an anagram: Almost a _________ started between two brothers to decide who will use their father's _________.
battle and tablet.

A calendar year has how many seconds?
12 (2nd January, 2nd February, 2nd March.....)

Complete the sequence: 49 61 51 63 53 65 55 ?
67 Explanation: Alternate numbers increase by 2. 49 become 51 then 53 and so on. Similarly, 61 becomes 63 and then 65.

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

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