General Riddles

Where does Friday comes before Thursday?
In the dictionary

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

What happens when an elephant sits on a chair?
It's time to buy a new chair!

How can you drop an egg on a floor 20 yards below, without cracking it?
The floor will not crack by the dropping of an egg on it!

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.

First, you kill me with a knife and then you chop me in anger. Then you cry beside me. Who am I?

Here come the best enigmas that appeared in the Batman movies - usually Riddler asking Bruce Wayne. If you look at the number on my face you won't find thirteen anyplace.
A clock.

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

Find out the difference between 18°C and 64.4°F.
Zero degree

Let us imagine that you are standing at the southern-most point of the earth. Now on the eastern side of that point is an island and on the western side of that point is a lake. Which one is closer to you - the island or the lake - and why?
Neither of the two because when you are standing at the southern-most point of the earth, all directions are north.

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