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I help all living things to survive. I give shade to others. People use me for their various needs. I have rings to determine my age. Who am I?

I come form North, East, West and South. I give you lots of information either verbally or textually. Who am I?

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

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

Two children, who were all tangled up in their reckoning of the days of the week, paused on their way to school to straighten matters out. "When the day after tomorrow is yesterday," said Priscilla, "then 'today' will be as far from Sunday as that day was which was 'today' when the day before yesterday was tomorrow!" On which day of the week did this puzzling prattle occur?
The two children were so befogged over the calendar that they had started on their way to school on Sunday morning!

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

What occurs once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
The letter "M"

What kind of tree can you carry in your hand?

I am a 5 letter word. Take away my first and last letter, I will remain same. If you also take away my middle letter, I will remain same. Who am I?

Fill in the sequence: ND, JF, MA, ?, ?, SO
MJ and JA Explanation:: "ND" is for November & December, "JF" is for January & February, "MA" is for March & April and so on.

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