General Riddles

I am very fragile. I crack easily. If you cry in front of me, I too start crying. If you smile at me, then I too smile back. Who am I?

I am a fruit. I am tasty and provide lots of energy. You can find also me in a calendar. Who am I?

A container without hinges, lock or a key, yet a golden treasure lies inside me. What am I?

The anagram of this phrase is an instrument used in the orchestra. What is it? A bliss nectar
Bass clarinet

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

Let us imagine that you are standing at the southern-most point of the earth. Now on the eastern side of that point is an island and on the western side of that point is a lake. Which one is closer to you - the island or the lake - and why?
Neither of the two because when you are standing at the southern-most point of the earth, all directions are north.

Which creature walks on four legs in the morning, two legs in the afternoon, and three legs in the evening?
Man. He crawls on all fours as a baby, then walks on two feet as an adult, and then walks with a cane as an old man.

I look like a pearl. Clouds are my grandparents. I am very delicate. I die as soon as anybody touches me. Who am I?

A shepherd has 18 goats. All but 6 die. How many are left?
6 of course!

First, you kill me with a knife and then you chop me in anger. Then you cry beside me. Who am I?

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