General Riddles

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

I can be long, or I can be short. I can be grown, and I can be bought. I can be painted, or left bare. I can be round, or I can be square. What am I?
Fingernails.

Find out the difference between 18°C and 64.4°F.
Zero degree

I am white in color. You can't see me in water. I am appreciated if only added in the right measure. Who am I?

Show that half of 5 equals to 4.
Remove F and E from FIVE IV = 4 (Roman)

A grandfather, a father and 2 sons were having tea in the garden. But there are only 3 cups on the table. Justify how.
Grandfather is the father of one son and he himself also has one son. That makes two fathers and two sons.

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

Paul's height is six feet, he's an assistant at a butcher's shop, and wears size 9 shoes. What does he weigh?

Find the odd one out: level, civic, madam, eye, mouth
Mouth. Explanation: All the words except "mouth" are palindromes (reads the same backward and forward).

I started learning to drive today. Just a few minutes back, I went down a one-way street in the wrong direction but I did not break the traffic rules. How?
Simple, I was not driving then, I was walking.

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