General Riddles

Tear one off and scratch my head what was red is black instead.
A matchstick.

What is as light as a feather, but even the world's strongest man couldn't hold it for more than a minute?
His breath.

I am fair and shiny. People use me to find how hot they are. Some call me God. Who am I?

Sam's son is the brother of the only sister of Andrew. Dorothy, the only daughter of Sam, has only two brothers. What is the relation between Sam and Andrew?
Sam is Andrew's father.

I am pronounced with only one letter but written with three letters. Two different letters are used to write me. My color varies from black, blue, green, brown, grey etc. Who am I?

What invention lets you look right through a wall?
A window

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?

Find the missing number: 6 13 25 51 101 ?
203 Explanation: 6x2+1=13 13x2-1=25 25x2+1=51 51x2-1=101 101x2+1=203

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

What has a head and a tail, but no body?

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