General Riddles

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

What gets wetter as it dries?
A towel.

If NUMERAL is written as UEALRMN then how would you write ALGEBRA?

Replace one letter in each step to change the word COLD to its opposite. Each step has to be a legitimate word. COLD ? ? ? ?
WARM Explanation: COLD CORD WORD WORM WARM

I'm sometimes white, But most often I'm black. I take you there, But never bring you back. What am I?
A hearse.

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

I don't have legs but I have hands. I can run but I can't walk. Who am I?
A clock.

What gets broken without being held?
A promise.

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

What is as light as a feather, but even the world's strongest man couldn't hold it for more than a minute?
His breath.

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