General Riddles

I have four sides. Anyone can calculate my area if they come to know the length of any one side of mine. I have four right angles within me. Which shape am I?

I reach for the sky, but clutch to the ground; sometimes I leave, but I am always around. What am I?

How many of each species did Moses take on the ark with him?
None, Moses wasn't on the ark Noah was.

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.

Imagine you are in a dark room. How do you get out?
Stop imagining.

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.

What is always coming but never arrives?
Tomorrow.

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.

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

I don't have eyes, but once I did see. Once I had thoughts, but now I'm white and empty.

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