General Riddles

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

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

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

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

What room can no one enter?
A mushroom.

Who makes it, has no need of it. Who buys it, has no use for it. Who uses it can neither see nor feel it. What is it?
A coffin.

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

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?

I am white in color. You can't see me in water. I am appreciated if only added in the right measure. Who am I?

There are three men in a boat with four cigarettes but no matches. How do they manage to smoke?
They throw one cigarette overboard and made the boat a cigarette lighter.

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