General Riddles

I am heavy and have an odd shape. You drop me when you need me and pick me up when you don't need me. Who am I?
Ship anchor

Which weighs more, a pound of feathers or a pound of bricks?
Neither, they both weigh one pound.

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.

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

How can you write 23 using the number 2 only 4 times? You can use addition, subtraction, division, multiplication.

I go around the world, but always stay in a corner.
Postal Stamp

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

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

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.

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.

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