General Riddles

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

Place the following letters in such a manner that it becomes something which is used to clean: boas
soap (flip the alphabet b so that it becomes p).

What belongs to you but others use it more than you do?
Your Name

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

I am a six letter word. I always follow you in light, but I disappear at night as I am afraid of darkness. Who am I?

I don't have legs but I have hands. I can run but I can't walk. Who am I?
A clock.

Which weighs more, a pound of feathers or a pound of bricks?
Neither, they both weigh one pound.

In a cave there is a treasure within a big metal box with a lock on it. There is also a monster in the cave that has two keys with him; one gold and the other silver. The monster will give you only one chance to open the lock using one of the keys. If the box doesn't open, the monster will kill you. Since the monster is a bit helpful it would give you a clue in finding out the correct key. Can you choose the correct key by deciphering the below clue? A GKOY OEPD LYEO DCNO EAAR NNN
The gold key will open the lock. Explanation: The clue says "A Golden Key Can Open Any Door". Take the first letter of each word, then the second letter of each word, then the third letter and so on and construct the sentence.

Find the odd one out: level, civic, madam, eye, mouth
Mouth. Explanation: All the words except "mouth" are palindromes (reads the same backward and forward).

I help all living things to survive. I give shade to others. People use me for their various needs. I have rings to determine my age. Who am I?

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