General Riddles

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

I'm sometimes white, But most often I'm black. I take you there, But never bring you back. What am I?
A hearse.

What occurs once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
The letter "M"

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

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.

How can you drop an egg on a floor 20 yards below, without cracking it?
The floor will not crack by the dropping of an egg on it!

What can travel around the world while staying in a corner?
A stamp.

I cannot speak but I tell everything. I am not a tree but I have leaves. I have hinges but I am neither a door nor a window. Who am I?

I am so fragile that even if anybody says my name I break. Who am I?

What is half of 4 plus 4?
6. Explanation: Half of 4 is 2 and then plus 4 is 6.

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