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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.

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.

What can travel around the world while staying in a corner?
A stamp.

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

The more I am present, the less you can see. Who am I?
Darkness.

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

What gets broken without being held?
A promise.

I am an eight letter standard word used by almost everybody. If you take away two alphabets from me I will make a logical sequence. Who am I?
STANDARD

I'm sometimes white, But most often I'm black. I take you there, But never bring you back. What am I?
A hearse.

What is greater than God, more evil than the devil, the poor have it, the rich need it, and if you eat it, you'll die?
Nothing.

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