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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.

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

Place a word with 4 letters in between the two words so that it can be used as a prefix and suffix to make two new words. SPOILS_______ION

I am so fragile that even if anybody says my name I break. Who am I?

Feed me and I live, yet give me a drink and I die.

First, you kill me with a knife and then you chop me in anger. Then you cry beside me. Who am I?

I have just one, but with eight to spare, I am usually friendly, but I sometimes act like I don't care. What am I?
A cat (9 lives).

I am clean when I look black and dirty when I look white. Who am I?
Blackboard

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 an English word. I have three consecutive double letters. Who am I?
Bookkeeper

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