General Riddles

On an average, how many birthdays do men on earth have?
1, just one! It is the day when we hit the earth. It is a different story that we celebrate our birthday every year, which actually implies Anniversary.

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

I help you in fixing your appointments and important schedules. You use me everyday several times. Still you keep on changing me every month. Who am I?
A Calendar

When I get multiplied by any number the sum of the figures in the product is always me. Who I am?
9 e.g. 9 X 6 = 54; 5 + 4= 9

A basket contains 5 apples. Do you know how to divide them among 5 kids so that each one has an apple and one apple stays in the basket?
Answer to this riddle goes as follows: 4 kids get an apple (one apple for each one of them) and the fifth kid gets an apple with the basket still containing the apple

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

He has married many women, but has never been married. Who is he?
A priest.

I don't have eyes, but once I did see. Once I had thoughts, but now I'm white and empty.

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.

I am a seven letter word. I am very heavy. Take away two letters from me and you will get 8. Take away one letter from me and you will get 80. Who am I?

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