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A woman met one of her classmates after 20 long years. After exchanging pleasantries, the first woman told the other that she has 4 children, half of them female. At this, the other woman smiled and replied, even half of her children too are female. However, she has 3 children. How is this possible?
The second woman has all female children.

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

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

I run around a house but I don't move. Who am I?

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?

The anagram of this phrase is an instrument used in the orchestra. What is it? A bliss nectar
Bass clarinet

How many pairs of animals did Moses take with him on his Ark to save the world's animals from the Great Flood?
It was not Moses, but Noah, who built an Ark to save the world's animals from the Great Flood.

How can you lift a hippopotamus with one hand?
You won't find a hippo having one hand!

Little John has a habit of throwing things whenever he gets angry. One day he throws a toy of his and it again comes back to him without bouncing off anything. How did this happen?
John had thrown the toy straight up in the air.

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

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