General Riddles

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

I am an English word. I have three consecutive double letters. Who am I?
Bookkeeper

A container without hinges, lock or a key, yet a golden treasure lies inside me. What am I?

People use me to keep themselves clean. I get slimmer whenever I do some work. After my workout is over people need water. Who am I?
A bar of soap.

Fill in the sequence: 1 2 3 2 1 2 3 4 2 ?
1 Explanation: Number of characters used in writing the numbers in roman numerals.

The eight of us go forth not back to protect our king from a foes attack.
Chess pawns.

Some might say we are red some might say we are green. Some play us some spray us and sometimes our color is in between. What am we?
Peppers.

A girl who was just learning to drive went down a one-way street in the wrong direction, but didn't break the law. How come?
She was walking.

6 15 18 20 ? = FORTY
25. Explanation: Replace each number with the corresponding letters in the alphabet. 6 = F 15 = O 18 = R 20 = T 25 = Y

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

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