General Riddles

. At the sound of me, men may dream or stamp their feet. At the sound of me, women may laugh or sometimes weep. Who am I?

What is the beginning of eternity, the end of time and space, the start of every end, and the end of every race?
The letter 'E'.

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.

Complete the sequence: 49 61 51 63 53 65 55 ?
67 Explanation: Alternate numbers increase by 2. 49 become 51 then 53 and so on. Similarly, 61 becomes 63 and then 65.

What can you catch but not throw?

What is half of 4 plus 4?
6. Explanation: Half of 4 is 2 and then plus 4 is 6.

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

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

I am fair and shiny. People use me to find how hot they are. Some call me God. Who am I?

A rooster was injected with strong fertility inducing injections that could yield an average production of 10 score eggs over a period of 10 months. How many eggs would it deliver in a single day?
A rooster does not deliver eggs, it's the hen who does that!

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