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The anagram of this phrase is an instrument used in the orchestra. What is it? A bliss nectar
Bass clarinet

I am clean when I look black and dirty when I look white. Who am I?
Blackboard

How many two cent stamps are there in a dozen?
12. There are 12 2-cent stamps in a dozen!

When I get multiplied by any number the sum of the figures in the product is always me. Who I am?
9 e.g. 9 X 6 = 54; 5 + 4= 9

What is that which everybody has seen but will never see again?
Yesterday

First, you kill me with a knife and then you chop me in anger. Then you cry beside me. Who am I?

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.

I am an English word. I have three consecutive double letters. Who am I?
Bookkeeper

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.

How many of each species did Moses take on the ark with him?
None, Moses wasn't on the ark Noah was.

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