General Riddles

When is a man drowned, but still not wet?
When he's trapped in quicksand.

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

I am a two digit even number. I am a square of a number, and also a cube of another number. Who am I?

What can travel around the world while staying in a corner?
A stamp.

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

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 am a 5 letter word. Take away my first and last letter, I will remain same. If you also take away my middle letter, I will remain same. Who am I?

Fill in the sequence: ND, JF, MA, ?, ?, SO
MJ and JA Explanation:: "ND" is for November & December, "JF" is for January & February, "MA" is for March & April and so on.

Only one color, but not one size, Stuck at the bottom, yet easily flies, Present in sun, but not in rain, Doing no harm, and feeling no pain. What am I?
A shadow.

If 0=4, 1=3, 2=3, 3=5, 4=4, 5=4, 6=3, 7=5, 8=5 and 9=4, find the value of 10, 11 and 12.
10=3, 11=6, 12=6. Explanation: Number of letters in the spelling of each figure.

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