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Mr. & Mrs. Smith went for a picnic. Mrs. Smith has 5 sons and each son has a sister who has 5 daughters each of whom have 1 brother each. How many of them went for the picnic?
2 people. Explanation: The puzzle only says that Mr. and Mrs. Smith went for a picnic. It does not say that the others accompanied them.

I am clean when I look black and dirty when I look white. Who am I?
Blackboard

I cannot speak but I tell everything. I am not a tree but I have leaves. I have hinges but I am neither a door nor a window. Who am I?

Fill in the sequence: 1 5 9 15 ?
21 Explanation: Position of the vowels a e i o u.

What gets broken without being held?
A promise.

Complete the sentence using two words, which are anagrams. The man with the _______ wanted to have _______.
The man with the beard wanted to have bread.

Which room has no doors or windows?
A Mushroom

There are 17 pigeons sitting in a row on a wall. A boy shoots the fifth pigeon. How many pigeons remain?
None. Explanation: They all fly away at the sound of the gunshot.

If there are 8 chocolates and you take away 5, how many do you have?
5 of course. If you take 5, what else do you expect to have?

I am very fragile. I crack easily. If you cry in front of me, I too start crying. If you smile at me, then I too smile back. Who am I?

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