Can you write down eight eights so that they add up to one thousand?

I am the black child of a white father, a wingless bird, flying even to the clouds of heaven. I give birth to tears of mourning in pupils that meet me, even though there is no cause for grief, and at once on my birth, I am dissolved into air. What am I?

You bought me for dinner but never eat me. What am I?

I can be cracked, made, told, and played. What am I?

I am the one who remains awake when you sleep. But I need to rest when you awake. Who Am I?

Two girls were born to the same mother, on the same day, at the same time, in the same month and year and yet they're not twins. How can this be ?

I am lying and I always lie. Tell me whether I am lying or telling the truth.

If two's company, and three's a crowd, then whats four and five ?

Take number 1000 and then add 20 to it.
Now add 1000 one more time.
Now add 30.
Now add 1000 one more time.
Now add 40.
Now add 1000 one more time.
Now add 10.

What is the total?

In a concert, Christina is performing a dance show with her group.
At 10:00, she and her crew were dancing in an absolutely straight line. At that time Christina was standing in 4th position from both the front and back end of the row.

What was the size of her crew?