General Riddles

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

Only one color, but not one size, Stuck at the bottom, yet easily flies, Present in sun, but not in rain, Doing no harm, and feeling no pain. What am I?
A shadow.

What belongs to you but others use it more than you do?
Your Name

What comes twice in a week, once in a year, but never in a month or a day?
The Letter 'E'.

What invention lets you look right through a wall?
A window

Feed me and I live, yet give me a drink and I die.

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

Which number can you put to fill in the sequence? 23 1 3 25 16 20 6 9 20 ?
19 Explanation: Position of first letter of the words in the question in alphabets.

What kind of tree can you carry in your hand?

Does the government of Texas permit a man to marry his widow's sister?
No question of legitimacy, because the man is already dead!

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