General Riddles

Look at me. I can bring a smile to your face, a tear to your eye, or even a thought to your mind. But, I can't be seen. What am I?
Memories

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.

When I am open I am U-shaped but when I am closed I am V-shaped. Who am I?
Umbrella

Tear one off and scratch my head what was red is black instead.
A matchstick.

If it took fifteen men ten days to build a tower, how long would it take four men to build it?
No time at all, as the tower it is already built!

How many times is the alphabet "a" used while writing the spelling of each number from 1 to 500?
Not a single time.

First, you kill me with a knife and then you chop me in anger. Then you cry beside me. Who am I?

You can catch me but cannot throw me. Who am I?

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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