General Riddles

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

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

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.

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.

A man is pushing his car along the road when he comes to a hotel. He shouts, "I'm bankrupt!" Why?
He was playing Monopoly.

Swap one letter from each of the words "Right" and "Blight" to make two related words.
Light and Bright.

Tear one off and scratch my head what was red is black instead.
A matchstick.

If you have me, you want to share me. If you share me, you haven't got me. What am I?

Fill in the blanks with a word which makes two different words if you read from both sides: Tim's father has kept his ______ in the ______ for scoring good marks in math.
Reward and Drawer.

He has married many women, but has never been married. Who is he?
A priest.

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