General Riddles

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.

The captain of a ship was telling this interesting story: "We traveled the sea far and wide. At one time, two of my sailors were standing on opposite sides of the ship. One was looking west and the other one east. And at the same time, they could see each other clearly." How can that be possible?
The marines were standing back against the sides of the ship so they were looking at each other. It does not matter where the ship is (of course it does not apply to the North and South Pole).

I cannot speak but I tell everything. I am not a tree but I have leaves. I have hinges but I am neither a door nor a window. Who am I?

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

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

What kind of tree can you carry in your hand?

What occurs once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
The letter "M"

6 15 18 20 ? = FORTY
25. Explanation: Replace each number with the corresponding letters in the alphabet. 6 = F 15 = O 18 = R 20 = T 25 = Y

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

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.

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