General Riddles

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

What kind of tree can you carry in your hand?

What is greater than God, more evil than the devil, the poor have it, the rich need it, and if you eat it, you'll die?
Nothing.

I am slim and tall, Many find me desirable and appealing. They touch me and I give a false good feeling. Once I shine in splendor, But only once and then no more. For many I am "to die for". What am I?
A Cigarette

He has married many women, but has never been married. Who is he?
A priest.

How many two cent stamps are there in a dozen?
12. There are 12 2-cent stamps in a dozen!

Who makes it, has no need of it. Who buys it, has no use for it. Who uses it can neither see nor feel it. What is it?
A coffin.

Complete the sentence using two words, which are anagrams. The man with the _______ wanted to have _______.
The man with the beard wanted to have bread.

A crime is reported from 6 Park Avenue. The police reach the scene of the crime and find that a single life has been lost. The killer is also there on the spot and so are the evidences that are pointing to his crime, but the police cannot arrest him. Why?
The person who has lost his life, has killed himself. In other words, he has committed suicide

A red house is made up of red bricks, a blue house is made up of blue bricks, a green house is made up of _______.

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