General Riddles

7. I have three letters. I read the same forward and backwards. I know you'll get the answer, I know you'll see. It's a word that is important to you and me. What word am I?

If 0=4, 1=3, 2=3, 3=5, 4=4, 5=4, 6=3, 7=5, 8=5 and 9=4, find the value of 10, 11 and 12.
10=3, 11=6, 12=6. Explanation: Number of letters in the spelling of each figure.

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

Swap one letter from each of the words "Right" and "Blight" to make two related words.
Light and Bright.

Find the odd one out: level, civic, madam, eye, mouth
Mouth. Explanation: All the words except "mouth" are palindromes (reads the same backward and forward).

A woman met one of her classmates after 20 long years. After exchanging pleasantries, the first woman told the other that she has 4 children, half of them female. At this, the other woman smiled and replied, even half of her children too are female. However, she has 3 children. How is this possible?
The second woman has all female children.

I am a two digit even number. I am a square of a number, and also a cube of another number. Who am I?

The eight of us go forth not back to protect our king from a foes attack.
Chess pawns.

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 _______.

When can you make the following equation correct? 14+1=3
In a clock when we add 14hrs and 1hr we get 15hrs i.e. 3 o'clock

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