General Riddles

A grandfather, a father and 2 sons were having tea in the garden. But there are only 3 cups on the table. Justify how.
Grandfather is the father of one son and he himself also has one son. That makes two fathers and two sons.

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

A headless man had a letter to write; It was read by a man who had lost his sight. The dumb repeated it word for word; And deaf was he who listened and heard. Solve this riddle.
The letter in question is the letter "O". It is zero. The man had nothing to write. The blind could read nothing. The person who was dumb could repeat nothing. The deaf man listened and heard nothing.

A tunnel is 650m long. How far can a horse run into the tunnel if the horse is running at a speed of 10km/hr?
325m Explanation: After that the horse is running out of the tunnel.

What is as light as a feather, but even the world's strongest man couldn't hold it for more than a minute?
His breath.

What happens when an elephant sits on a chair?
It's time to buy a new chair!

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

How can you lift a hippopotamus with one hand?
You won't find a hippo having one hand!

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

I look like a pearl. Clouds are my grandparents. I am very delicate. I die as soon as anybody touches me. Who am I?

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