General Riddles

I can be long, or I can be short. I can be grown, and I can be bought. I can be painted, or left bare. I can be round, or I can be square. What am I?
Fingernails.

If there are 8 chocolates and you take away 5, how many do you have?
5 of course. If you take 5, what else do you expect to have?

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

I have one letter but my name is spelled with eight. What am I?
Envelope

Which time of a day when written in capital letters reads the same from all the four sides?

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?

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

I am white in color. You can't see me in water. I am appreciated if only added in the right measure. Who am I?

Complete the sequence: 49 61 51 63 53 65 55 ?
67 Explanation: Alternate numbers increase by 2. 49 become 51 then 53 and so on. Similarly, 61 becomes 63 and then 65.

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

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