General Riddles

Which room has no doors or windows?
A Mushroom

Does the government of Texas permit a man to marry his widow's sister?
No question of legitimacy, because the man is already dead!

What comes twice in a week, once in a year, but never in a month or a day?
The Letter 'E'.

A grandfather, a father and 2 sons were having tea in the garden. But there are only 3 cups on the table. Justify how.
Grandfather is the father of one son and he himself also has one son. That makes two fathers and two sons.

A woman met one of her classmates after 20 long years. After exchanging pleasantries, the first woman told the other that she has 4 children, half of them female. At this, the other woman smiled and replied, even half of her children too are female. However, she has 3 children. How is this possible?
The second woman has all female children.

Find the odd one out: level, civic, madam, eye, mouth
Mouth. Explanation: All the words except "mouth" are palindromes (reads the same backward and forward).

Take off my skin - I won't cry, but you will! What am I?
An onion.

What invention lets you look right through a wall?
A window

What is at the end of a rainbow?
The letter W.

Only one color, but not one size, Stuck at the bottom, yet easily flies, Present in sun, but not in rain, Doing no harm, and feeling no pain. What am I?
A shadow.

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