General Riddles

Fill in the blanks. Both words are anagrams of each other. This year the top 10 horse ______ took place in this huge ground measuring two _______.
races, acres

I reach for the sky, but clutch to the ground; sometimes I leave, but I am always around. What am I?

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

What is at the end of a rainbow?
The letter W.

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

I have just one, but with eight to spare, I am usually friendly, but I sometimes act like I don't care. What am I?
A cat (9 lives).

What gets broken without being held?
A promise.

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.

Which word in the dictionary is spelled incorrectly?
Incorrectly.

Let us imagine that you are standing at the southern-most point of the earth. Now on the eastern side of that point is an island and on the western side of that point is a lake. Which one is closer to you - the island or the lake - and why?
Neither of the two because when you are standing at the southern-most point of the earth, all directions are north.

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