Riddles #1

Some easy, some not so, but all will get you thinking
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Last updated: September 3, 2016
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Every night I'm told what to do, and each morning I do what I'm told. But I still don't escape your scold. What am I?
An Alarm Clock
You can see nothing else, when you look in my face, I will look you in the eye, and I will never lie. What am I?
Reflection
I get smaller every time I take a bath. What am I?
Soap
If a man carried my burden, he would break his back. I am not rich, but I leave silver in my tracking. What am I?
A Snail
What occurs once in a minute, twice in a moment, and never in one thousand years?
The letter 'M'
What's black and white and read all over?
A Newspaper
No sooner spoken than broken. What is it?
Silence
What has hands but does not clap?
A Clock
No matter how little or much you use me, you change me every month. What am I?
A Calendar
What goes up when rain comes down?
A Umbrella
Forward, I'm heavy. Backwards, I'm not. What am I?
A Ton
I am a word that precedes pit, castle and bag. What am I?
Sand
I can only live when there is light, although I die if the light shines on me. What am I?
A Shadow
Who gets paid when they drive away their customers?
A Taxi Driver
Whom do all people gaze at with an open mouth?
Dentist
I am a tool, a search for oil or an activity. What am I?
A Drill
Give me food, and I will live; give me water, and I will die. What am I?
Fire
Soft and fragile is my skin. I get my growth in mud. I'm dangerous as much as pretty. For if not careful, I draw blood. What am I?
A Thorn
I have a few points but we're not competing. And I'll help you win when you're eating. What am I?
A Fork
Most think I am the hardest but I could be a suit but I know I am a girl's best friend. What am I?
A Diamond
Which place is round on both sides and says 'hi' in the middle?
Ohio
I am at the center of the Earth or an apple and can be the most important or basic things. What am I?
Core
I'm fatherless and motherless, and born without sin. Roaring when entering the world, never have I spoken again. What am I?
Thunder
I could be Blue or Beluga or just a very good time. What am I?
A Whale
Hold me in your hand, and I'll show you the light. No food I cannot withstand, keeping my work out of sight. What am I?
Flashlight/Torch
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Level 71
Sep 2, 2016
Super cool :-)
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Level 76
Sep 2, 2016
Fun quiz, but I have a riddle for you: calendar is spelt with two "a"s, but even though you spelt it "calender", 43% are still getting it right! How is that possible?
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Level 26
Sep 3, 2016
I thought something was up. I kept typing calendar and thinking, "well what else could it be??"
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Level 8
Sep 3, 2016
Thanks for the feedback guys, i have updated it now
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Level 26
Sep 3, 2016
"I'm dangerous as much as pretty." Shouldn't the answer be rose? I can't imagine a thorn being objectively pretty.