General Riddles

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

Adam is 13 years old in 1980. In 1985 he is 8 years old. How?
The dates are in BC (Before Christ).

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.

Imagine you are in a dark room. How do you get out?
Stop imagining.

If six thousand six hundred and six dollar is written as $6,606, then write eleven thousand eleven hundred and eleven dollars.
$12,111.

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

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

We are 3 friends. Our product and our sum always give the same answer. Who are we?
1, 2, 3.

Paris, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Libya, England, ? Complete the sequence by choosing the correct one amongst the following: Mexico, Singapore and Netherland.
Singapore Explanation: The first letters of each word makes the word PUZZLES.

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

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