General Riddles

First, you kill me with a knife and then you chop me in anger. Then you cry beside me. Who am I?

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

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.

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

If it took fifteen men ten days to build a tower, how long would it take four men to build it?
No time at all, as the tower it is already built!

What occurs once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
The letter "M"

What happens when an elephant sits on a chair?
It's time to buy a new chair!

I am deaf, dumb and blind. But I am very shiny and always speak the truth. Who am I?

I have wheels and flies. But I don't have any wings. Who am I?
Garbage truck

Adam is 13 years old in 1980. In 1985 he is 8 years old. How?
The dates are in BC (Before Christ).

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