General Riddles

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!

Which weighs more, a pound of feathers or a pound of bricks?
Neither, they both weigh one pound.

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 is at the end of a rainbow?
The letter W.

Only one color, but not one size, Stuck at the bottom, yet easily flies, Present in sun, but not in rain, Doing no harm, and feeling no pain. What am I?
A shadow.

Make the following equation correct by using only 1 line: 102 + 5 + 8 = 650
102+548=650 (use the single line to make the + 4)

I can fill up an entire room and still not take up any space. Who am I?

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

I'm the start of nothing and the end of sun and I'm also in the number one What am I?
The letter "N".

A grandfather, a father and 2 sons were having tea in the garden. But there are only 3 cups on the table. Justify how.
Grandfather is the father of one son and he himself also has one son. That makes two fathers and two sons.

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