General Riddles

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

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

Let us imagine that you are standing at the southern-most point of the earth. Now on the eastern side of that point is an island and on the western side of that point is a lake. Which one is closer to you - the island or the lake - and why?
Neither of the two because when you are standing at the southern-most point of the earth, all directions are north.

Which word in the dictionary is spelled incorrectly?
Incorrectly.

Fill in the sequence: 10 10 22 9 24 8 26 ?
7 Explanation: There are two series - 20, 22, 24, 26 and 10, 9, 8, 7.

If six thousand six hundred and six dollar is written as $6,606, then write eleven thousand eleven hundred and eleven dollars.
$12,111.

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

How many of each species did Moses take on the ark with him?
None, Moses wasn't on the ark Noah was.

The eight of us go forth not back to protect our king from a foes attack.
Chess pawns.

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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