General Riddles

Which time of a day when written in capital letters reads the same from all the four sides?

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

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

Fill in the sequence: 1 2 3 2 1 2 3 4 2 ?
1 Explanation: Number of characters used in writing the numbers in roman numerals.

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

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

The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?
Footsteps

A crime is reported from 6 Park Avenue. The police reach the scene of the crime and find that a single life has been lost. The killer is also there on the spot and so are the evidences that are pointing to his crime, but the police cannot arrest him. Why?
The person who has lost his life, has killed himself. In other words, he has committed suicide

The eight of us go forth not back to protect our king from a foes attack.
Chess pawns.

I am made up of the head of a lamb, middle of a pig, hind of a buffalo and the tail of a dragon. Who am I?

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