General Riddles

When is a man drowned, but still not wet?
When he's trapped in quicksand.

If NUMERAL is written as UEALRMN then how would you write ALGEBRA?

A man is pushing his car along the road when he comes to a hotel. He shouts, "I'm bankrupt!" Why?
He was playing Monopoly.

Does the government of Texas permit a man to marry his widow's sister?
No question of legitimacy, because the man is already dead!

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

There was a green house. Inside the green house there was a white house. Inside the white house there was a red house. Inside the red house there were lots of babies. What is it?
Watermelon.

I am a part of your body. You can hold me in your left hand but not in your right hand. Who am I?
Right hand.

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.

A calendar year has how many seconds?
12 (2nd January, 2nd February, 2nd March.....)

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

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