General Riddles

Tear one off and scratch my head what was red is black instead.
A matchstick.

An American woman living in Australia was refused a burial in India. Why?
Living people can't be buried, isn't it!

What invention lets you look right through a wall?
A window

Sam's son is the brother of the only sister of Andrew. Dorothy, the only daughter of Sam, has only two brothers. What is the relation between Sam and Andrew?
Sam is Andrew's father.

A red house is made up of red bricks, a blue house is made up of blue bricks, a green house is made up of _______.

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 am a six letter word. I always follow you in light, but I disappear at night as I am afraid of darkness. Who am I?

I have four sides. Anyone can calculate my area if they come to know the length of any one side of mine. I have four right angles within me. Which shape am I?

What gets wetter as it dries?
A towel.

I go around the world, but always stay in a corner.
Postal Stamp

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