General Riddles

Name four days of the week starting with the alphabet "T".
Tuesday, Thursday, Today and Tomorrow

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

Adam is 13 years old in 1980. In 1985 he is 8 years old. How?
The dates are in BC (Before Christ).

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

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

How many two cent stamps are there in a dozen?
12. There are 12 2-cent stamps in a dozen!

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.

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

What can travel around the world while staying in a corner?
A stamp.

What is the closest relationship my son can have has with my brother's niece's father's brother's mother?
She can be my son's grandmother.

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