General Riddles

Two lawyers were fighting against each other in a case in a courtroom. One of them is the father of the other's son. How are they related?
They are husband and wife.

When I am open I am U-shaped but when I am closed I am V-shaped. Who am I?
Umbrella

I have just one, but with eight to spare, I am usually friendly, but I sometimes act like I don't care. What am I?
A cat (9 lives).

What invention lets you look right through a wall?
A window

What gets broken without being held?
A promise.

A box without hinges, key, or lid, Yet golden treasure inside is hid.

I have four sides. Anyone can calculate my area if they come to know the length of any one side of mine. I have four right angles within me. Which shape am I?

A girl who was just learning to drive went down a one-way street in the wrong direction, but didn't break the law. How come?
She was walking.

What kind of tree can you carry in your hand?

How many times is the alphabet "a" used while writing the spelling of each number from 1 to 500?
Not a single time.

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