General Riddles

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

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

Fill in the blank: If Tom's father is Tony then Tony is the ________ of Tom's father.

I am soft and transparent. I am so small that you can keep me on your fingers. I have no light but I help you to see the beautiful world. I improve your vision only when I come in contact with you. Who am I?
Contact Lens

Voiceless it cries, Wingless flutters, Toothless bites, Mouthless mutters.

Does the government of Texas permit a man to marry his widow's sister?
No question of legitimacy, because the man is already dead!

I am a six letter word. I always follow you in light, but I disappear at night as I am afraid of darkness. Who am I?

How many of each species did Moses take on the ark with him?
None, Moses wasn't on the ark Noah was.

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

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.

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