General Riddles

I have a thumb and four fingers, but I have no flesh or bone. Who am I?

Fill in the blanks in the following sentence with an anagram: Almost a _________ started between two brothers to decide who will use their father's _________.
battle and tablet.

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

I am a 7 letter word. I become longer when my third letter is removed. Who am I?

The anagram of this phrase is an instrument used in the orchestra. What is it? A bliss nectar
Bass clarinet

A slice of cake costs $3 if it is cut into two pieces. How much will it cost if it is cut into seven pieces?
$3. As the entire slice costs $3, it doesn't matter how many pieces it is cut into.

There are three men in a boat with four cigarettes but no matches. How do they manage to smoke?
They throw one cigarette overboard and made the boat a cigarette lighter.

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

Let us imagine that you are standing at the southern-most point of the earth. Now on the eastern side of that point is an island and on the western side of that point is a lake. Which one is closer to you - the island or the lake - and why?
Neither of the two because when you are standing at the southern-most point of the earth, all directions are north.

Which weighs more, a pound of feathers or a pound of bricks?
Neither, they both weigh one pound.

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