General Riddles

There are three men in a boat with four cigarettes but no matches. How do they manage to smoke?
They throw one cigarette overboard and made the boat a cigarette lighter.

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

I am pronounced with only one letter but written with three letters. Two different letters are used to write me. My color varies from black, blue, green, brown, grey etc. Who am I?

Place the following letters in such a manner that it becomes something which is used to clean: boas
soap (flip the alphabet b so that it becomes p).

A shepherd has 18 goats. All but 6 die. How many are left?
6 of course!

I am a seven letter word. I have two sets of double letters in a row. I can fly like a bird or a plane. Kids love me. I end with N. Who am I?

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.

I am a fruit. I am tasty and provide lots of energy. You can find also me in a calendar. Who am I?

I have a tongue but I can't talk. I have no legs or wings but I can move from one place to another. Who am I?

I am deaf, dumb and blind. But I am very shiny and always speak the truth. Who am I?

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