General Riddles

What occurs once in every minute, twice in every moment, yet never in a thousand years?
The letter m.

A shepherd has 18 goats. All but 6 die. How many are left?
6 of course!

Tim came second in Math. When his mother asked him how much he had scored, he answered that he got the sum of the first 9 even numbers. His mother immediately worked out the answer. How much had he scored in Math?
90 Explanation: Sum = (n x n) + n Hence, 9 x 9 = 81 + 9 = 90

A container without hinges, lock or a key, yet a golden treasure lies inside me. What am I?

How many pairs of animals did Moses take with him on his Ark to save the world's animals from the Great Flood?
It was not Moses, but Noah, who built an Ark to save the world's animals from the Great Flood.

Who makes it, has no need of it. Who buys it, has no use for it. Who uses it can neither see nor feel it. What is it?
A coffin.

The more I am present, the less you can see. Who am I?
Darkness.

Place a word with 4 letters in between the two words so that it can be used as a prefix and suffix to make two new words. SPOILS_______ION

The anagram of this phrase is an instrument used in the orchestra. What is it? A bliss nectar
Bass clarinet

You can find me in the middle of each month in all the countries. You can always find me only in the night but never in the day.
The alphabet "N".

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