General Riddles

The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?
Footsteps

Place a word with 4 letters in between the two words so that it can be used as a prefix and suffix to make two new words. SPOILS_______ION

What belongs to you but others use it more than you do?
Your Name

How can you drop an egg on a floor 20 yards below, without cracking it?
The floor will not crack by the dropping of an egg on it!

What is the beginning of eternity, the end of time and space, the start of every end, and the end of every race?
The letter 'E'.

What kind of tree can you carry in your hand?

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

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.

A girl who was just learning to drive went down a one-way street in the wrong direction, but didn't break the law. How come?
She was walking.

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.

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