General Riddles

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

I am an eight letter standard word used by almost everybody. If you take away two alphabets from me I will make a logical sequence. Who am I?
STANDARD

Which time of a day when written in capital letters reads the same from all the four sides?

The diameter of a hole is 4ft 5in. How much dirt does it contain?
A hole has no dirt in it. It contains only air.

I'm sometimes white, But most often I'm black. I take you there, But never bring you back. What am I?
A hearse.

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

On an average, how many birthdays do men on earth have?
1, just one! It is the day when we hit the earth. It is a different story that we celebrate our birthday every year, which actually implies Anniversary.

I am a two digit even number. I am a square of a number, and also a cube of another number. Who am I?

The captain of a ship was telling this interesting story: "We traveled the sea far and wide. At one time, two of my sailors were standing on opposite sides of the ship. One was looking west and the other one east. And at the same time, they could see each other clearly." How can that be possible?
The marines were standing back against the sides of the ship so they were looking at each other. It does not matter where the ship is (of course it does not apply to the North and South Pole).

Imagine you are in a dark room. How do you get out?
Stop imagining.

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