General Riddles

Find the odd one out: level, civic, madam, eye, mouth

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Mouth. Explanation: All the words except "mouth" are palindromes (reads the same backward and forward).
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Place the following letters in such a manner that it becomes something which is used to clean: boas

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soap (flip the alphabet b so that it becomes p).
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A grandfather, a father and 2 sons were having tea in the garden. But there are only 3 cups on the table. Justify how.

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Grandfather is the father of one son and he himself also has one son. That makes two fathers and two sons.
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When is a man drowned, but still not wet?

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When he's trapped in quicksand.
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Let us imagine that you are standing at the southern-most point of the earth. Now on the eastern side of that point is an island and on the western side of that point is a lake. Which one is closer to you - the island or the lake - and why?

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Neither of the two because when you are standing at the southern-most point of the earth, all directions are north.
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How many two cent stamps are there in a dozen?

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12. There are 12 2-cent stamps in a dozen!
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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?

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325m Explanation: After that the horse is running out of the tunnel.
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Complete the sentence using two words, which are anagrams. The man with the _______ wanted to have _______.

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The man with the beard wanted to have bread.
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When can you make the following equation correct? 14+1=3

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In a clock when we add 14hrs and 1hr we get 15hrs i.e. 3 o'clock
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Adam is 13 years old in 1980. In 1985 he is 8 years old. How?

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The dates are in BC (Before Christ).
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