General Riddles

First, you kill me with a knife and then you chop me in anger. Then you cry beside me. Who am I?

You can catch me but cannot throw me. Who am I?

If NUMERAL is written as UEALRMN then how would you write ALGEBRA?

Complete the sequence: 4, 7, 15, 29, 59, 117 ?
235 Explanation: 4+3=7 7+4x2=15 15+7x2=29 29+15x2=59 59+29x2=117 117+59x2=235

When I am open I am U-shaped but when I am closed I am V-shaped. Who am I?
Umbrella

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.

How many times is the alphabet "a" used while writing the spelling of each number from 1 to 500?
Not a single time.

A man is pushing his car along the road when he comes to a hotel. He shouts, "I'm bankrupt!" Why?
He was playing Monopoly.

I have a many legs, but cannot stand. I have a long neck, but I have no head. I cannot walk and I cannot see But I keep things neat and tidy as can be. What am I?
A broom.

What is always coming but never arrives?
Tomorrow.

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