General Riddles

Forward I am heavy, but backward I am not. What am I?
Forward I am ton, backwards I am not

The more I am present, the less you can see. Who am I?
Darkness.

Take off my skin - I won't cry, but you will! What am I?
An onion.

Mr. & Mrs. Smith went for a picnic. Mrs. Smith has 5 sons and each son has a sister who has 5 daughters each of whom have 1 brother each. How many of them went for the picnic?
2 people. Explanation: The puzzle only says that Mr. and Mrs. Smith went for a picnic. It does not say that the others accompanied them.

What is it that's always coming but never arrives?
Tomorrow.

How many of each species did Moses take on the ark with him?
None, Moses wasn't on the ark Noah was.

How can you write 23 using the number 2 only 4 times? You can use addition, subtraction, division, multiplication.

Fill in the blanks in the following sentence with an anagram: Almost a _________ started between two brothers to decide who will use their father's _________.
battle and tablet.

The peacock is a bird which doesn't lay eggs. Then how does it come into the world?
Peahens lay eggs, not peacocks

If you have me, you want to share me. If you share me, you haven't got me. What am I?

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