General Riddles

A grandfather, a father and 2 sons were having tea in the garden. But there are only 3 cups on the table. Justify how.
Grandfather is the father of one son and he himself also has one son. That makes two fathers and two sons.

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

What has roots as nobody sees, Is taller than trees. Up, up, up it goes, And yet never grows?
Mountain.

How many times is the alphabet "a" used while writing the spelling of each number from 1 to 500?
Not a single time.

I am a four letter word. I am an animal. You use me to call your dear ones. Who am I?

I am in the beginning of sorrow and sadness. You will find me in happiness also. You will find me in sun and stars but not in moon. I am in summer and spring but not in fall or winter. Who am I?
The alphabet S.

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

How can you write 23 using the number 2 only 4 times? You can use addition, subtraction, division, multiplication.

I have keys but can't open any lock, I have space but no room. Who am I?
Keyboard

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

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