General Riddles

I am a seven letter word. I am very heavy. Take away two letters from me and you will get 8. Take away one letter from me and you will get 80. Who am I?

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.

A headless man had a letter to write; It was read by a man who had lost his sight. The dumb repeated it word for word; And deaf was he who listened and heard. Solve this riddle.
The letter in question is the letter "O". It is zero. The man had nothing to write. The blind could read nothing. The person who was dumb could repeat nothing. The deaf man listened and heard nothing.

I don't have eyes, but once I did see. Once I had thoughts, but now I'm white and empty.

Show that half of 5 equals to 4.
Remove F and E from FIVE IV = 4 (Roman)

Complete the sentence using two words, which are anagrams. The man with the _______ wanted to have _______.
The man with the beard wanted to have bread.

How can you lift a hippopotamus with one hand?
You won't find a hippo having one hand!

Fill in the blank: If Tom's father is Tony then Tony is the ________ of Tom's father.

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

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