General Riddles

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

What is at the end of a rainbow?
The letter W.

I am a two digit even number. I am a square of a number, and also a cube of another number. Who am I?

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

Fill in the sequence: 10 10 22 9 24 8 26 ?
7 Explanation: There are two series - 20, 22, 24, 26 and 10, 9, 8, 7.

What is half of 4 plus 4?
6. Explanation: Half of 4 is 2 and then plus 4 is 6.

Which weighs more, a pound of feathers or a pound of bricks?
Neither, they both weigh one pound.

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.

What is greater than God, more evil than the devil, the poor have it, the rich need it, and if you eat it, you'll die?
Nothing.

A girl who was just learning to drive went down a one-way street in the wrong direction, but didn't break the law. How come?
She was walking.

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