General Riddles

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.

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

7. I have three letters. I read the same forward and backwards. I know you'll get the answer, I know you'll see. It's a word that is important to you and me. What word am I?

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

I have a many legs, but cannot stand. I have a long neck, but I have no head. I cannot walk and I cannot see But I keep things neat and tidy as can be. What am I?
A broom.

A basket contains 5 apples. Do you know how to divide them among 5 kids so that each one has an apple and one apple stays in the basket?
Answer to this riddle goes as follows: 4 kids get an apple (one apple for each one of them) and the fifth kid gets an apple with the basket still containing the apple

I reach for the sky, but clutch to the ground; sometimes I leave, but I am always around. What am I?

If you have me, you want to share me. If you share me, you haven't got me. What am I?

Fill in the sequence: 10 10 22 9 24 8 26 ?
7 Explanation: There are two series - 20, 22, 24, 26 and 10, 9, 8, 7.

How many two cent stamps are there in a dozen?
12. There are 12 2-cent stamps in a dozen!

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