General Riddles

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

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

What kind of tree can you carry in your hand?

What occurs once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
The letter "M"

You need to spend a night in a building where there is no power. There are three rooms in this building. On the door of each room there are three different signs. One says "Lions Inside - anyone goes inside becomes their supper", the second one says "Open the door and a machine gun starts firing" and the third one says "Electric Room - touch anything and you will die". Which room would you choose?
Electric Room. Explanation:: There is no power in the building.

What has roots as nobody sees, Is taller than trees. Up, up, up it goes, And yet never grows?
Mountain.

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

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.

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.

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