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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.

I have one letter but my name is spelled with eight. What am I?
Envelope

What is the closest relationship my son can have has with my brother's niece's father's brother's mother?
She can be my son's grandmother.

When is a man drowned, but still not wet?
When he's trapped in quicksand.

You need to spend a night in a building where there is no power. There are three rooms in this building. On the door of each room there are three different signs. One says "Lions Inside - anyone goes inside becomes their supper", the second one says "Open the door and a machine gun starts firing" and the third one says "Electric Room - touch anything and you will die". Which room would you choose?
Electric Room. Explanation:: There is no power in the building.

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

I am clean when I look black and dirty when I look white. Who am I?
Blackboard

I'm the start of nothing and the end of sun and I'm also in the number one What am I?
The letter "N".

Which room has no doors or windows?
A Mushroom

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?

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