General Riddles

A slice of cake costs $3 if it is cut into two pieces. How much will it cost if it is cut into seven pieces?
$3. As the entire slice costs $3, it doesn't matter how many pieces it is cut into.

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

What kind of tree can you carry in your hand?

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

If there are 8 chocolates and you take away 5, how many do you have?
5 of course. If you take 5, what else do you expect to have?

I look like a pearl. Clouds are my grandparents. I am very delicate. I die as soon as anybody touches me. Who am I?

A shepherd has 18 goats. All but 6 die. How many are left?
6 of course!

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.

Fill in the sequence: 1 5 9 15 ?
21 Explanation: Position of the vowels a e i o u.

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

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