General Riddles

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

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.

What has roots as nobody sees, Is taller than trees. Up, up, up it goes, And yet never grows?
Mountain.

How can you lift a hippopotamus with one hand?
You won't find a hippo having one hand!

When you buy me I am black in color. When you use me I am red and when you discard me I am grey in color. Who am I?
Charcoal

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.

What happens when an elephant sits on a chair?
It's time to buy a new chair!

What room can no one enter?
A mushroom.

Imagine you are in a dark room. How do you get out?
Stop imagining.

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

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