General Riddles

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

Two girls were born to the same mother, on the same day, at the same time, in the same month and year and yet they're not twins. How can this be?
The two babies are two of a set of triplets.

A slice of cake costs $3 if it is cut into two pieces. How much will it cost if it is cut into seven pieces?
$3. As the entire slice costs $3, it doesn't matter how many pieces it is cut into.

Only one color, but not one size, Stuck at the bottom, yet easily flies, Present in sun, but not in rain, Doing no harm, and feeling no pain. What am I?
A shadow.

If NUMERAL is written as UEALRMN then how would you write ALGEBRA?

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

What is half of 4 plus 4?
6. Explanation: Half of 4 is 2 and then plus 4 is 6.

A ladder hangs over the side of a ship anchored in a port. The bottom rung touches the water. The distance between rungs is 20 cm and the length of the ladder is 180 cm. The tide is rising at the rate of 15 cm each hour. When will the water reach the seventh rung from the top?
If the tide is raising water, then it is raising the ship on water, too. So water will reach still the first rung.

I am a four letter word. I am an animal. You use me to call your dear ones. Who am I?

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

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