General Riddles

Fill in the blanks. Both words are anagrams of each other. This year the top 10 horse ______ took place in this huge ground measuring two _______.
races, acres

Let us imagine that you are standing at the southern-most point of the earth. Now on the eastern side of that point is an island and on the western side of that point is a lake. Which one is closer to you - the island or the lake - and why?
Neither of the two because when you are standing at the southern-most point of the earth, all directions are north.

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.

I am a six letter word. Subtract one letter and twelve will remain. Who am I?

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!

I am a 7 letter word. I become longer when my third letter is removed. Who am I?

How can you write 23 using the number 2 only 4 times? You can use addition, subtraction, division, multiplication.

A red house is made up of red bricks, a blue house is made up of blue bricks, a green house is made up of _______.

I am a fruit. I am tasty and provide lots of energy. You can find also me in a calendar. Who am I?

Why did the boy go to his bedroom with a pencil?
He wanted to draw the curtains.

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