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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.

What can travel around the world while staying in a corner?
A stamp.

Swap one letter from each of the words "Right" and "Blight" to make two related words.
Light and Bright.

The eight of us go forth not back to protect our king from a foes attack.
Chess pawns.

If there are 8 chocolates and you take away 5, how many do you have?
5 of course. If you take 5, what else do you expect to have?

What belongs to you but others use it more than you do?
Your Name

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

Fill in the sequence: 1 2 3 2 1 2 3 4 2 ?
1 Explanation: Number of characters used in writing the numbers in roman numerals.

I have three wings. At times I have 4 wings but still I cannot fly. I can rotate but I can't move from one place to other. People always relax in my company. Who am I?
Ceiling Fan

Which time of a day when written in capital letters reads the same from all the four sides?

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