General Riddles

Forward I am heavy, but backward I am not. What am I?
Forward I am ton, backwards I am not

There are 17 pigeons sitting in a row on a wall. A boy shoots the fifth pigeon. How many pigeons remain?
None. Explanation: They all fly away at the sound of the gunshot.

What can you catch but not throw?

Fill in the sequence: 1 5 9 15 ?
21 Explanation: Position of the vowels a e i o u.

. At the sound of me, men may dream or stamp their feet. At the sound of me, women may laugh or sometimes weep. Who am I?

When I am open I am U-shaped but when I am closed I am V-shaped. Who am I?
Umbrella

Why did the boy go to his bedroom with a pencil?
He wanted to draw the curtains.

Complete the sequence: 49 61 51 63 53 65 55 ?
67 Explanation: Alternate numbers increase by 2. 49 become 51 then 53 and so on. Similarly, 61 becomes 63 and then 65.

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

A rooster was injected with strong fertility inducing injections that could yield an average production of 10 score eggs over a period of 10 months. How many eggs would it deliver in a single day?
A rooster does not deliver eggs, it's the hen who does that!

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