General Riddles

What gets broken without being held?
A promise.

Two children, who were all tangled up in their reckoning of the days of the week, paused on their way to school to straighten matters out. "When the day after tomorrow is yesterday," said Priscilla, "then 'today' will be as far from Sunday as that day was which was 'today' when the day before yesterday was tomorrow!" On which day of the week did this puzzling prattle occur?
The two children were so befogged over the calendar that they had started on their way to school on Sunday morning!

When you buy me I am black in color. When you use me I am red and when you discard me I am grey in color. Who am I?
Charcoal

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.

What is the closest relationship my son can have has with my brother's niece's father's brother's mother?
She can be my son's grandmother.

A man is pushing his car along the road when he comes to a hotel. He shouts, "I'm bankrupt!" Why?
He was playing Monopoly.

You can find me in the middle of each month in all the countries. You can always find me only in the night but never in the day.
The alphabet "N".

What invention lets you look right through a wall?
A window

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.

Swap one letter from each of the words "Right" and "Blight" to make two related words.
Light and Bright.

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