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Spell eighty using only two alphabets.

If NUMERAL is written as UEALRMN then how would you write ALGEBRA?

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

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

The more I am present, the less you can see. Who am I?
Darkness.

I have a many legs, but cannot stand. I have a long neck, but I have no head. I cannot walk and I cannot see But I keep things neat and tidy as can be. What am I?
A broom.

The captain of a ship was telling this interesting story: "We traveled the sea far and wide. At one time, two of my sailors were standing on opposite sides of the ship. One was looking west and the other one east. And at the same time, they could see each other clearly." How can that be possible?
The marines were standing back against the sides of the ship so they were looking at each other. It does not matter where the ship is (of course it does not apply to the North and South Pole).

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

I am pronounced with only one letter but written with three letters. Two different letters are used to write me. My color varies from black, blue, green, brown, grey etc. Who am I?

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

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