General Riddles

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.

When you buy me I am black in color. When you use me I am red and when you discard me I am grey in color. Who am I?
Charcoal

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.

A calendar year has how many seconds?
12 (2nd January, 2nd February, 2nd March.....)

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.

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

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

I am a two digit even number. I am a square of a number, and also a cube of another number. Who am I?

An American woman living in Australia was refused a burial in India. Why?
Living people can't be buried, isn't it!

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