General Riddles

Fill in the blank: If Tom's father is Tony then Tony is the ________ of Tom's father.

The captain of a ship was telling this interesting story: "We traveled the sea far and wide. At one time, two of my sailors were standing on opposite sides of the ship. One was looking west and the other one east. And at the same time, they could see each other clearly." How can that be possible?
The marines were standing back against the sides of the ship so they were looking at each other. It does not matter where the ship is (of course it does not apply to the North and South Pole).

Some months have 31 days, some have 30 days, how many months in the Gregorian calendar have 28?
All the 12 months!

A basket contains 5 apples. Do you know how to divide them among 5 kids so that each one has an apple and one apple stays in the basket?
Answer to this riddle goes as follows: 4 kids get an apple (one apple for each one of them) and the fifth kid gets an apple with the basket still containing the apple

What is the closest relationship my son can have has with my brother's niece's father's brother's mother?
She can be my son's grandmother.

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

I am a two digit even number. I am a square of a number, and also a cube of another number. Who am I?

I have a tongue but I can't talk. I have no legs or wings but I can move from one place to another. Who am I?

I go around the world, but always stay in a corner.
Postal Stamp

Take off my skin - I won't cry, but you will! What am I?
An onion.

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