General Riddles

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

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.

What occurs once in every minute, twice in every moment, yet never in a thousand years?
The letter m.

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

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.

The anagram of this phrase is an instrument used in the orchestra. What is it? A bliss nectar
Bass clarinet

How many two cent stamps are there in a dozen?
12. There are 12 2-cent stamps in a dozen!

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

I am clean when I look black and dirty when I look white. Who am I?
Blackboard

A woman met one of her classmates after 20 long years. After exchanging pleasantries, the first woman told the other that she has 4 children, half of them female. At this, the other woman smiled and replied, even half of her children too are female. However, she has 3 children. How is this possible?
The second woman has all female children.

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