General Riddles

Why did the boy go to his bedroom with a pencil?
He wanted to draw the curtains.

Which weighs more, a pound of feathers or a pound of bricks?
Neither, they both weigh one pound.

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 have keys but can't open any lock, I have space but no room. Who am I?
Keyboard

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

Forward I am heavy, but backward I am not. What am I?
Forward I am ton, backwards I am not

. At the sound of me, men may dream or stamp their feet. At the sound of me, women may laugh or sometimes weep. Who am I?

There are three men in a boat with four cigarettes but no matches. How do they manage to smoke?
They throw one cigarette overboard and made the boat a cigarette lighter.

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

If NUMERAL is written as UEALRMN then how would you write ALGEBRA?

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