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Riddles
I am a part of your body. You can hold me in your left hand but not in your right hand. Who am I?
Answer 
Right hand.
I go around the world, but always stay in a corner.
Answer
Postal Stamp
When I am open I am U-shaped but when I am closed I am V-shaped. Who am I?
Answer
Umbrella
The diameter of a hole is 4ft 5in. How much dirt does it contain?
Answer
A hole has no dirt in it. It contains only air.
I am so fragile that even if anybody says my name I break. Who am I?
Answer
Silence
6 15 18 20 ? = FORTY
Answer
25
Explanation:
Replace each number with the corresponding letters in the alphabet.
6 = F
15 = O
18 = R
20 = T
25 = Y
We are 3 friends. Our product and our sum always give the same answer. Who are we?
Answer
1, 2, 3.
What occurs once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
Answer
The letter "M".
A grandfather, a father and 2 sons were having tea in the garden. But there are only 3 cups on the table. Justify how.
Answer
Grandfather is the father of one son and he himself also has one son. That makes two fathers and two sons.
Which room has no doors or windows?
Answer
A Mushroom
How many times is the alphabet "a" used while writing the spelling of each number from 1 to 500?
Answer
Not a single time.
I have a mouth but I can't speak, I can run but I can't walk. Who am I?
Answer
A River
Fill in the blank:
If Tom's father is Tony then Tony is the ________ of Tom's father.
If Tom's father is Tony then Tony is the ________ of Tom's father.
Answer
Name
I have keys but can't open any lock, I have space but no room. Who am I?
Answer
Keyboard
You can catch me but cannot throw me. Who am I?
Answer
A cold
Make the following equation correct by using only 1 line:
102 + 5 + 8 = 650
102 + 5 + 8 = 650
Answer
102+548=650 (use the single line to make the + 4)
Which time of a day when written in capital letters reads the same from all the four sides?
Answer
NOON
Show that half of 5 equals to 4.
Answer
Remove F and E from FIVE
IV = 4 (Roman)
Make 10 using 9 sticks without breaking it.
Answer
A red house is made up of red bricks, a blue house is made up of blue bricks, a green house is made up of _______.
Answer
Glass
A calendar year has how many seconds?
Answer
12 (2nd January, 2nd February, 2nd March.....)
What gets wetter as it dries?
Answer
A towel.
What is the value of the underlined digit?
36260
36260
Answer
Sixty
When I get multiplied by any number the sum of the figures in the product is always me. Who I am?
Answer
9
e.g. 9 X 6 = 54; 5 + 4= 9
Find out the difference between 18°C and 64.4°F.
Answer
Zero degree
Fill in the blanks. Both words are anagrams of each other.
This year the top 10 horse ______ took place in this huge ground measuring two _______.
This year the top 10 horse ______ took place in this huge ground measuring two _______.
Answer
races, acres
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?
Answer
$3.
As the entire slice costs $3, it doesn't matter how many pieces it is cut into.
The anagram of this phrase is an instrument used in the orchestra. What is it?
A bliss nectar
A bliss nectar
Answer
Bass clarinet
A crime is reported from 6 Park Avenue. The police reach the scene of the crime and find that a single life has been lost. The killer is also there on the spot and so are the evidences that are pointing to his crime, but the police cannot arrest him. Why?
Answer
The person who has lost his life, has killed himself. In other words, he has committed suicide.
What is the closest relationship my son can have has with my brother's niece's father's brother's mother?
Answer
She can be my son's grandmother.
Complete the sentence using two words, which are anagrams.
The man with the _______ wanted to have _______.
The man with the _______ wanted to have _______.
Answer
The man with the beard wanted to have bread.