General Riddles

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

I have a mouth but I can't speak, I can run but I can't walk. Who am I?

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

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

Which weighs more, a pound of feathers or a pound of bricks?
Neither, they both weigh one pound.

Take off my skin - I won't cry, but you will! What am I?
An onion.

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.

End always begins with me. Time, space and universe always end with me. Who am I?
The letter 'E'.

Adam is 13 years old in 1980. In 1985 he is 8 years old. How?
The dates are in BC (Before Christ).

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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