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Sam's son is the brother of the only sister of Andrew. Dorothy, the only daughter of Sam, has only two brothers. What is the relation between Sam and Andrew?
Sam is Andrew's father.

I have a thumb and four fingers, but I have no flesh or bone. Who am I?

I help you in fixing your appointments and important schedules. You use me everyday several times. Still you keep on changing me every month. Who am I?
A Calendar

I am heavy and have an odd shape. You drop me when you need me and pick me up when you don't need me. Who am I?
Ship anchor

An American woman living in Australia was refused a burial in India. Why?
Living people can't be buried, isn't it!

Spell eighty using only two alphabets.

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

I am pronounced with only one letter but written with three letters. Two different letters are used to write me. My color varies from black, blue, green, brown, grey etc. Who am I?

There are three men in a boat with four cigarettes but no matches. How do they manage to smoke?
They throw one cigarette overboard and made the boat a cigarette lighter.

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