General Riddles

There are 17 pigeons sitting in a row on a wall. A boy shoots the fifth pigeon. How many pigeons remain?
None. Explanation: They all fly away at the sound of the gunshot.

Find out the difference between 18°C and 64.4°F.
Zero degree

I started learning to drive today. Just a few minutes back, I went down a one-way street in the wrong direction but I did not break the traffic rules. How?
Simple, I was not driving then, I was walking.

What is always coming but never arrives?
Tomorrow.

I have three wings. At times I have 4 wings but still I cannot fly. I can rotate but I can't move from one place to other. People always relax in my company. Who am I?
Ceiling Fan

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?
Neither of the two because when you are standing at the southern-most point of the earth, all directions are north.

Feed me and I live, yet give me a drink and I die.

People use me to keep themselves clean. I get slimmer whenever I do some work. After my workout is over people need water. Who am I?
A bar of soap.

7. I have three letters. I read the same forward and backwards. I know you'll get the answer, I know you'll see. It's a word that is important to you and me. What word am I?

Forward I am heavy, but backward I am not. What am I?
Forward I am ton, backwards I am not

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