What has to be broken before it can be used?

Once it was growing and green, now it is dead and singing. What is it?
Show Answer            Hide AnswerA violin.

 

My thunder comes before the lightning. My lightning comes before the clouds. My rain dries all the land it touches. What am I?
Show Answer            Hide AnswerA volcano.

 

There was a green house. Inside the green house 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?
Show Answer            Hide AnswerA watermelon.

 

What has 3 feet but cannot walk?
Show Answer            Hide AnswerA yardstick.

 

What is it that everyone requires, everyone gives, everyone asks and that very few take?
Show Answer            Hide AnswerAdvice.

 

In a year, some months have 30 days, while some have 31. Guess, which month has 28 days?
Show Answer            Hide AnswerAll months have 28 days.

 

Many have heard me, but nobody has seen me, and I will not speak back until spoken to. What am I?
Show Answer            Hide AnswerAn echo.

 

What has to be broken before it can be used?
Show Answer            Hide AnswerAn egg.

 

What goes up when rain comes down? 
Show Answer            Hide AnswerAn umbrella!

 

Brothers and sisters I have none but this man's father is my father's son.
Who is the man?
Show Answer            Hide AnswerAnswer to this riddle is simple - the man is my son.