General Riddles

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

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

The anagram of this phrase is an instrument used in the orchestra. What is it? A bliss nectar
Bass clarinet

Fill in the blanks with a word which makes two different words if you read from both sides: Tim's father has kept his ______ in the ______ for scoring good marks in math.
Reward and Drawer.

Mr. & Mrs. Smith went for a picnic. Mrs. Smith has 5 sons and each son has a sister who has 5 daughters each of whom have 1 brother each. How many of them went for the picnic?
2 people. Explanation: The puzzle only says that Mr. and Mrs. Smith went for a picnic. It does not say that the others accompanied them.

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

On an average, how many birthdays do men on earth have?
1, just one! It is the day when we hit the earth. It is a different story that we celebrate our birthday every year, which actually implies Anniversary.

What is it that's always coming but never arrives?
Tomorrow.

I cannot speak but I tell everything. I am not a tree but I have leaves. I have hinges but I am neither a door nor a window. Who am I?

I am made up of the head of a lamb, middle of a pig, hind of a buffalo and the tail of a dragon. Who am I?

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