What do you answer even though it never asks you questions?

What is red and smells like blue paint?

There is a place where if I stand up straight, I will still be considered sideways.

Once while in his court, King Akbar asked Birbal to write something on a wall that makes one sad when read in good times and makes one happy when read in sad times.

He took only a few moment and wrote something that fit the requirements. What did he write?

After a heavy Thanksgiving meal, the night watchman went to work. In the morning, he told his boss he had dreamed that a saboteur planted a bomb in the factory and that he felt it was a warning. The boss promptly fired him. Worker confused, Why boss fire him?

John is pretty weird. He likes toffees but hates chocolates. He loves books but never reads. He likes to build his troops in an online game but does not proceed with the war. He likes to go swimming but is afraid of water.

Seeking this behaviour, can you tell whether he likes balloons and parties?

A word I know,
Six letters contain,
Subtract just one,
And twelve is what remains.

Two in a corner, one in a room, zero in a house, but one in a shelter. What am I?

Use only one mathematical symbol and all numbers (0-9) to get a sum of 99

Three brothers Jacob, John, and James live in Mexico City. The product of the ages of these brothers is 175. Jacob and John are twins. How old is James?