General Riddles

I am fair and shiny. People use me to find how hot they are. Some call me God. Who am I?

The more I am present, the less you can see. Who am I?
Darkness.

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

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.

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

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

I am a two digit even number. I am a square of a number, and also a cube of another number. Who am I?

Tim came second in Math. When his mother asked him how much he had scored, he answered that he got the sum of the first 9 even numbers. His mother immediately worked out the answer. How much had he scored in Math?
90 Explanation: Sum = (n x n) + n Hence, 9 x 9 = 81 + 9 = 90

I am heavy and have an odd shape. You drop me when you need me and pick me up when you don't need me. Who am I?
Ship anchor

Some months have 31 days, some have 30 days, how many months in the Gregorian calendar have 28?
All the 12 months!

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