General Riddles

Take off my skin - I won't cry, but you will! What am I?
An onion.

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 don't have legs but I have hands. I can run but I can't walk. Who am I?
A clock.

Look at me. I can bring a smile to your face, a tear to your eye, or even a thought to your mind. But, I can't be seen. What am I?
Memories

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

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

Where does Friday comes before Thursday?
In the dictionary

A grandfather, a father and 2 sons were having tea in the garden. But there are only 3 cups on the table. Justify how.
Grandfather is the father of one son and he himself also has one son. That makes two fathers and two sons.

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

You need to spend a night in a building where there is no power. There are three rooms in this building. On the door of each room there are three different signs. One says "Lions Inside - anyone goes inside becomes their supper", the second one says "Open the door and a machine gun starts firing" and the third one says "Electric Room - touch anything and you will die". Which room would you choose?
Electric Room. Explanation:: There is no power in the building.

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