General Riddles

First, you kill me with a knife and then you chop me in anger. Then you cry beside me. Who am I?

A shepherd has 18 goats. All but 6 die. How many are left?
6 of course!

I have keys but can't open any lock, I have space but no room. Who am I?
Keyboard

I have four sides. Anyone can calculate my area if they come to know the length of any one side of mine. I have four right angles within me. Which shape am I?

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

There was a green house. Inside the green house there was a white house. Inside the white house there was a red house. Inside the red house there were lots of babies. What is it?
Watermelon.

. 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?

You need to spend a night in a building where there is no power. There are three rooms in this building. On the door of each room there are three different signs. One says "Lions Inside - anyone goes inside becomes their supper", the second one says "Open the door and a machine gun starts firing" and the third one says "Electric Room - touch anything and you will die". Which room would you choose?
Electric Room. Explanation:: There is no power in the building.

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

What gets wetter as it dries?
A towel.

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