General Riddles

What can you catch but not throw?

Some months have 31 days, some have 30 days, how many months in the Gregorian calendar have 28?
All the 12 months!

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

I'm the start of nothing and the end of sun and I'm also in the number one What am I?
The letter "N".

Swap one letter from each of the words "Right" and "Blight" to make two related words.
Light and Bright.

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.

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

I am an English word. I have three consecutive double letters. Who am I?
Bookkeeper

I am 3/8 of Tortoise, 2/5 of Onion and 2/6 of Tomato. Who am I?
Toronto. Explanation:Tortoise has 8 letters and the first 3 letters are TOR. Onion has 5 letters and the first 2 letters are ON. Tomato has 6 letters and the first 2 letters are TO.

When can you make the following equation correct? 14+1=3
In a clock when we add 14hrs and 1hr we get 15hrs i.e. 3 o'clock

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