General Riddles

If it took fifteen men ten days to build a tower, how long would it take four men to build it?
No time at all, as the tower it is already built!

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

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

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.

What is as light as a feather, but even the world's strongest man couldn't hold it for more than a minute?
His breath.

If six thousand six hundred and six dollar is written as $6,606, then write eleven thousand eleven hundred and eleven dollars.
$12,111.

If someone robbed you in the shower, what would you be?
An eye wetness.

What is the beginning of eternity, the end of time and space, the start of every end, and the end of every race?
The letter 'E'.

7. I have three letters. I read the same forward and backwards. I know you'll get the answer, I know you'll see. It's a word that is important to you and me. What word am I?

Sometimes I am bigger than you and sometimes I am smaller than you. Sometimes I follow you and sometimes you follow me. I don't have any weight. Who am I?
Your shadow

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