General Riddles

Why did the boy go to his bedroom with a pencil?
He wanted to draw the curtains.

Tear one off and scratch my head what was red is black instead.
A matchstick.

What is always coming but never arrives?
Tomorrow.

A slice of cake costs $3 if it is cut into two pieces. How much will it cost if it is cut into seven pieces?
$3. As the entire slice costs $3, it doesn't matter how many pieces it is cut into.

There was a green house. Inside the green house there was a white house. Inside the white house there was a red house. Inside the red house there were lots of babies. What is it?
Watermelon.

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.

Mr. & Mrs. Smith went for a picnic. Mrs. Smith has 5 sons and each son has a sister who has 5 daughters each of whom have 1 brother each. How many of them went for the picnic?
2 people. Explanation: The puzzle only says that Mr. and Mrs. Smith went for a picnic. It does not say that the others accompanied them.

What is at the end of a rainbow?
The letter W.

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

What is the closest relationship my son can have has with my brother's niece's father's brother's mother?
She can be my son's grandmother.

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