General Riddles

Tim came second in Math. When his mother asked him how much he had scored, he answered that he got the sum of the first 9 even numbers. His mother immediately worked out the answer. How much had he scored in Math?
90 Explanation: Sum = (n x n) + n Hence, 9 x 9 = 81 + 9 = 90

How many of each species did Moses take on the ark with him?
None, Moses wasn't on the ark Noah was.

I have one letter but my name is spelled with eight. What am I?
Envelope

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.

Sam's son is the brother of the only sister of Andrew. Dorothy, the only daughter of Sam, has only two brothers. What is the relation between Sam and Andrew?
Sam is Andrew's father.

Sometimes I am bigger than you and sometimes I am smaller than you. Sometimes I follow you and sometimes you follow me. I don't have any weight. Who am I?
Your shadow

I reach for the sky, but clutch to the ground; sometimes I leave, but I am always around. What am I?

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

What is as light as a feather, but even the world's strongest man couldn't hold it for more than a minute?
His breath.

The anagram of this phrase is an instrument used in the orchestra. What is it? A bliss nectar
Bass clarinet

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