General Riddles

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.

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

First, you kill me with a knife and then you chop me in anger. Then you cry beside me. 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).

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?

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?

When I am open I am U-shaped but when I am closed I am V-shaped. Who am I?
Umbrella

Use the word "dormitory" to make two words which will complete the below sentence. Daniel stays in a _______ _______.
dirty room

People use me to keep themselves clean. I get slimmer whenever I do some work. After my workout is over people need water. Who am I?
A bar of soap.

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

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