General Riddles

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

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

Show that half of 5 equals to 4.
Remove F and E from FIVE IV = 4 (Roman)

I am 3/8 of Tortoise, 2/5 of Onion and 2/6 of Tomato. Who am I?
Toronto. Explanation:Tortoise has 8 letters and the first 3 letters are TOR. Onion has 5 letters and the first 2 letters are ON. Tomato has 6 letters and the first 2 letters are TO.

I run around a house but I don't move. Who am I?

When is a man drowned, but still not wet?
When he's trapped in quicksand.

Tim came second in Math. When his mother asked him how much he had scored, he answered that he got the sum of the first 9 even numbers. His mother immediately worked out the answer. How much had he scored in Math?
90 Explanation: Sum = (n x n) + n Hence, 9 x 9 = 81 + 9 = 90

I am so fragile that even if anybody says my name I break. Who am I?

Fill in the blank: If Tom's father is Tony then Tony is the ________ of Tom's father.

When I get multiplied by any number the sum of the figures in the product is always me. Who I am?
9 e.g. 9 X 6 = 54; 5 + 4= 9

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