General Riddles

What can you catch but not throw?

A container without hinges, lock or a key, yet a golden treasure lies inside me. What am I?

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.

I have wheels and flies. But I don't have any wings. Who am I?
Garbage truck

What has roots as nobody sees, Is taller than trees. Up, up, up it goes, And yet never grows?
Mountain.

I have one letter but my name is spelled with eight. What am I?
Envelope

Which time of a day when written in capital letters reads the same from all the four sides?

I am in the beginning of sorrow and sadness. You will find me in happiness also. You will find me in sun and stars but not in moon. I am in summer and spring but not in fall or winter. Who am I?
The alphabet S.

I am transparent. You can see and feel me, but you cannot hold me. I always take the shape of my container. Who am I?

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

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