General Riddles

If it took fifteen men ten days to build a tower, how long would it take four men to build it?
No time at all, as the tower it is already built!

I have a thumb and four fingers, but I have no flesh or bone. Who am I?

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 comes twice in a week, once in a year, but never in a month or a day?
The Letter 'E'.

What is it that's always coming but never arrives?
Tomorrow.

A box without hinges, key, or lid, Yet golden treasure inside is hid.

The diameter of a hole is 4ft 5in. How much dirt does it contain?
A hole has no dirt in it. It contains only air.

Complete the sequence: 4, 7, 15, 29, 59, 117 ?
235 Explanation: 4+3=7 7+4x2=15 15+7x2=29 29+15x2=59 59+29x2=117 117+59x2=235

Tear one off and scratch my head what was red is black instead.
A matchstick.

Fill in the blanks. Both words are anagrams of each other. This year the top 10 horse ______ took place in this huge ground measuring two _______.
races, acres

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