General Riddles

When is a man drowned, but still not wet?
When he's trapped in quicksand.

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

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.

Some months have 31 days, some have 30 days, how many months in the Gregorian calendar have 28?
All the 12 months!

I can fill up an entire room and still not take up any space. Who am I?

What can travel around the world while staying in a corner?
A stamp.

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.

A box without hinges, key, or lid, Yet golden treasure inside is hid.

Fill in the sequence: 1 2 3 2 1 2 3 4 2 ?
1 Explanation: Number of characters used in writing the numbers in roman numerals.

What gets broken without being held?
A promise.

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