General Riddles

I am so fragile that even if anybody says my name I break. Who am I?

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

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

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.

What occurs once in every minute, twice in every moment, yet never in a thousand years?
The letter m.

Tim came second in Math. When his mother asked him how much he had scored, he answered that he got the sum of the first 9 even numbers. His mother immediately worked out the answer. How much had he scored in Math?
90 Explanation: Sum = (n x n) + n Hence, 9 x 9 = 81 + 9 = 90

Forward I am heavy, but backward I am not. What am I?
Forward I am ton, backwards I am not

What happens when an elephant sits on a chair?
It's time to buy a new chair!

I start with T and end with T and have T in me. Who am I?

A rooster was injected with strong fertility inducing injections that could yield an average production of 10 score eggs over a period of 10 months. How many eggs would it deliver in a single day?
A rooster does not deliver eggs, it's the hen who does that!

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