General Riddles

I am heavy and have an odd shape. You drop me when you need me and pick me up when you don't need me. Who am I?
Ship anchor

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

End always begins with me. Time, space and universe always end with me. Who am I?
The letter 'E'.

There are a few trees in a garden. On one of them, a pear tree, there are pears (quite logical). But after a strong wind blew, there were neither pears on the tree nor on the ground. How come?
At first, there were 2 pears on the tree. After the wind blew, one pear fell on the ground. So there where no pears on the tree and there were no pears on the ground.

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

What gets broken without being held?
A promise.

I am a seven letter word. I am very heavy. Take away two letters from me and you will get 8. Take away one letter from me and you will get 80. Who am I?

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

Find the odd one out: level, civic, madam, eye, mouth
Mouth. Explanation: All the words except "mouth" are palindromes (reads the same backward and forward).

How can you drop an egg on a floor 20 yards below, without cracking it?
The floor will not crack by the dropping of an egg on it!

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