General Riddles

What has a head and a tail, but no body?

A box without hinges, key, or lid, Yet golden treasure inside is hid.

I have a thumb and four fingers, but I have no flesh or bone. Who am I?

There are three men in a boat with four cigarettes but no matches. How do they manage to smoke?
They throw one cigarette overboard and made the boat a cigarette lighter.

End always begins with me. Time, space and universe always end with me. Who am I?
The letter 'E'.

What kind of tree can you carry in your hand?

Which time of a day when written in capital letters reads the same from all the four sides?

Mr. & Mrs. Smith went for a picnic. Mrs. Smith has 5 sons and each son has a sister who has 5 daughters each of whom have 1 brother each. How many of them went for the picnic?
2 people. Explanation: The puzzle only says that Mr. and Mrs. Smith went for a picnic. It does not say that the others accompanied them.

Which room has no doors or windows?
A Mushroom

When I get multiplied by any number the sum of the figures in the product is always me. Who I am?
9 e.g. 9 X 6 = 54; 5 + 4= 9

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