General Riddles

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

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

If it took fifteen men ten days to build a tower, how long would it take four men to build it?
No time at all, as the tower it is already built!

What is that which everybody has seen but will never see again?
Yesterday

I am slim and tall, Many find me desirable and appealing. They touch me and I give a false good feeling. Once I shine in splendor, But only once and then no more. For many I am "to die for". What am I?
A Cigarette

What is the closest relationship my son can have has with my brother's niece's father's brother's mother?
She can be my son's grandmother.

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.

As a whole, I am both safe and secure. Behead me, and I become a place of meeting. Behead me again, and I am the partner of ready. Restore me, and I become the domain of beasts. What am I?
A Stable

A box without hinges, key, or lid, Yet golden treasure inside is hid.

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

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