General Riddles

If there are 8 chocolates and you take away 5, how many do you have?
5 of course. If you take 5, what else do you expect to have?

The peacock is a bird which doesn't lay eggs. Then how does it come into the world?
Peahens lay eggs, not peacocks

Fill in the blanks. Both words are anagrams of each other. This year the top 10 horse ______ took place in this huge ground measuring two _______.
races, acres

Why did the boy go to his bedroom with a pencil?
He wanted to draw the curtains.

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

I have keys but can't open any lock, I have space but no room. Who am I?
Keyboard

I have a thumb and four fingers, but I have no flesh or bone. Who am I?

Tear one off and scratch my head what was red is black instead.
A matchstick.

Find the missing number: 6 13 25 51 101 ?
203 Explanation: 6x2+1=13 13x2-1=25 25x2+1=51 51x2-1=101 101x2+1=203

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

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