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I run around a house but I don't move. Who am I?

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.

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

How many times is the alphabet "a" used while writing the spelling of each number from 1 to 500?
Not a single time.

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

What occurs once in every minute, twice in every moment, yet never in a thousand years?
The letter m.

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

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

I am heavy and have an odd shape. You drop me when you need me and pick me up when you don't need me. Who am I?
Ship anchor

We are 3 friends. Our product and our sum always give the same answer. Who are we?
1, 2, 3.

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