General Riddles

What kind of tree can you carry in your hand?

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.

Paris, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Libya, England, ? Complete the sequence by choosing the correct one amongst the following: Mexico, Singapore and Netherland.
Singapore Explanation: The first letters of each word makes the word PUZZLES.

I am a four letter word. I am an animal. You use me to call your dear ones. Who am I?

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

Spell eighty using only two alphabets.

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

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

What is the closest relationship my son can have has with my brother's niece's father's brother's mother?
She can be my son's grandmother.

The peacock is a bird which doesn't lay eggs. Then how does it come into the world?
Peahens lay eggs, not peacocks

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