General Riddles

Fill in the blank: If Tom's father is Tony then Tony is the ________ of Tom's father.

What comes twice in a week, once in a year, but never in a month or a day?
The Letter 'E'.

I come form North, East, West and South. I give you lots of information either verbally or textually. Who am I?

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

Place the following letters in such a manner that it becomes something which is used to clean: boas
soap (flip the alphabet b so that it becomes p).

Complete the sequence: 49 61 51 63 53 65 55 ?
67 Explanation: Alternate numbers increase by 2. 49 become 51 then 53 and so on. Similarly, 61 becomes 63 and then 65.

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.

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

Sometimes I am bigger than you and sometimes I am smaller than you. Sometimes I follow you and sometimes you follow me. I don't have any weight. Who am I?
Your shadow

Which room has no doors or windows?
A Mushroom

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