General Riddles

You can catch me but cannot throw me. Who am I?

Two children, who were all tangled up in their reckoning of the days of the week, paused on their way to school to straighten matters out. "When the day after tomorrow is yesterday," said Priscilla, "then 'today' will be as far from Sunday as that day was which was 'today' when the day before yesterday was tomorrow!" On which day of the week did this puzzling prattle occur?
The two children were so befogged over the calendar that they had started on their way to school on Sunday morning!

What is half of 4 plus 4?
6. Explanation: Half of 4 is 2 and then plus 4 is 6.

Where do fish store all their money?
On the river banks!

When I get multiplied by any number the sum of the figures in the product is always me. Who I am?
9 e.g. 9 X 6 = 54; 5 + 4= 9

How many two cent stamps are there in a dozen?
12. There are 12 2-cent stamps in a dozen!

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

How can you lift a hippopotamus with one hand?
You won't find a hippo having one hand!

What has a head and a tail, but no body?

Use the word "dormitory" to make two words which will complete the below sentence. Daniel stays in a _______ _______.
dirty room

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