General Riddles

What occurs once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
The letter "M"

As a whole, I am both safe and secure. Behead me, and I become a place of meeting. Behead me again, and I am the partner of ready. Restore me, and I become the domain of beasts. What am I?
A Stable

Does the government of Texas permit a man to marry his widow's sister?
No question of legitimacy, because the man is already dead!

What is the beginning of eternity, the end of time and space, the start of every end, and the end of every race?
The letter 'E'.

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.

I am transparent. You can see and feel me, but you cannot hold me. I always take the shape of my container. Who am I?

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.

6 15 18 20 ? = FORTY
25. Explanation: Replace each number with the corresponding letters in the alphabet. 6 = F 15 = O 18 = R 20 = T 25 = Y

Fill in the sequence: 10 10 22 9 24 8 26 ?
7 Explanation: There are two series - 20, 22, 24, 26 and 10, 9, 8, 7.

If someone robbed you in the shower, what would you be?
An eye wetness.

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