General Riddles

Tear one off and scratch my head what was red is black instead.
A matchstick.

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

A rooster was injected with strong fertility inducing injections that could yield an average production of 10 score eggs over a period of 10 months. How many eggs would it deliver in a single day?
A rooster does not deliver eggs, it's the hen who does that!

What is the closest relationship my son can have has with my brother's niece's father's brother's mother?
She can be my son's grandmother.

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

What occurs once in every minute, twice in every moment, yet never in a thousand years?
The letter m.

People use me to keep themselves clean. I get slimmer whenever I do some work. After my workout is over people need water. Who am I?
A bar of soap.

The captain of a ship was telling this interesting story: "We traveled the sea far and wide. At one time, two of my sailors were standing on opposite sides of the ship. One was looking west and the other one east. And at the same time, they could see each other clearly." How can that be possible?
The marines were standing back against the sides of the ship so they were looking at each other. It does not matter where the ship is (of course it does not apply to the North and South Pole).

I'm sometimes white, But most often I'm black. I take you there, But never bring you back. What am I?
A hearse.

Sam's son is the brother of the only sister of Andrew. Dorothy, the only daughter of Sam, has only two brothers. What is the relation between Sam and Andrew?
Sam is Andrew's father.

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