General Riddles

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

There are three men in a boat with four cigarettes but no matches. How do they manage to smoke?
They throw one cigarette overboard and made the boat a cigarette lighter.

I can be long, or I can be short. I can be grown, and I can be bought. I can be painted, or left bare. I can be round, or I can be square. What am I?
Fingernails.

I am heavy and have an odd shape. You drop me when you need me and pick me up when you don't need me. Who am I?
Ship anchor

What has a head and a tail, but no body?

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

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

Swap one letter from each of the words "Right" and "Blight" to make two related words.
Light and Bright.

Name four days of the week starting with the alphabet "T".
Tuesday, Thursday, Today and Tomorrow

I don't have legs but I have hands. I can run but I can't walk. Who am I?
A clock.

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