General Riddles

Two girls were born to the same mother, on the same day, at the same time, in the same month and year and yet they're not twins. How can this be?
The two babies are two of a set of triplets.

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

I am a part of your body. You can hold me in your left hand but not in your right hand. Who am I?
Right hand.

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

Feed me and I live, yet give me a drink and I die.

A grandfather, a father and 2 sons were having tea in the garden. But there are only 3 cups on the table. Justify how.
Grandfather is the father of one son and he himself also has one son. That makes two fathers and two sons.

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

If you have me, you want to share me. If you share me, you haven't got me. What am I?

Sometimes I am bigger than you and sometimes I am smaller than you. Sometimes I follow you and sometimes you follow me. I don't have any weight. Who am I?
Your shadow

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.

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