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You need to spend a night in a building where there is no power. There are three rooms in this building. On the door of each room there are three different signs. One says "Lions Inside - anyone goes inside becomes their supper", the second one says "Open the door and a machine gun starts firing" and the third one says "Electric Room - touch anything and you will die". Which room would you choose?
Electric Room. Explanation:: There is no power in the building.

I look like a pearl. Clouds are my grandparents. I am very delicate. I die as soon as anybody touches me. Who am I?

Find the odd one out: level, civic, madam, eye, mouth
Mouth. Explanation: All the words except "mouth" are palindromes (reads the same backward and forward).

I am fair and shiny. People use me to find how hot they are. Some call me God. Who am I?

What can travel around the world while staying in a corner?
A stamp.

I don't have legs but I have hands. I can run but I can't walk. Who am I?
A clock.

You can catch me but cannot throw me. Who am I?

If 0=4, 1=3, 2=3, 3=5, 4=4, 5=4, 6=3, 7=5, 8=5 and 9=4, find the value of 10, 11 and 12.
10=3, 11=6, 12=6. Explanation: Number of letters in the spelling of each figure.

Take off my skin - I won't cry, but you will! What am I?
An onion.

If you have me, you want to share me. If you share me, you haven't got me. What am I?

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