Yes/no riddles on the topic Based on true events

Students are taking an exam at military academy. One of them chooses a ticket and goes to his seat to get prepared. After some minutes he goes to the professor, silently gives him the student's record-book and leaves the classroom. The student got the excellent.

Michael applaused, and everyone in the room (except him) died. What happened?

How do you get a full-grown pear inside a bottle of brandy?

One person decided to play golf with Nick Faldo, imposing one condition - he will choose the time and the place for a match. Nick agreed. As a result this person beat the champion.

A car driver causes an accident when he crashes into a bike, as he was making an unexpected turn at a crossroad. When the policemen arrive, another man gets arrested. The one who was driving is carried home.

Tim is sailing his boat when his watch falls overboard. He is a great diver. However, he does not manage to retrieve the watch.

The man was walking along the rails and suddenly he saw a train coming towards him. Then he ran like hell to meet the approaching train.

A man is running, a crowd is running after him. The man is screaming to the crowd:"You will never see the gold!" and he starts shooting. People who observe all that are exulting.

Why Alexander the Great told his army to shave off their beards?

When kids were watching TV, they were not frigthened so much. But when they saw others suffering, they realized that something was not right.

He died because he mixed up the colors.

A man is stranded on an island covered in forest. One day, when the wind is blowing from the west, lightning strikes the west end of the island and sets fire to the forest. The fire is very violent, burning everything in its path, and without intervention the fire will burn the whole island, killing the man in the process. There are cliffs around the island, so he cannot jump off. How can the man survive the fire? (There are no buckets or any other means to put out the fire)