General Riddles

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

A container without hinges, lock or a key, yet a golden treasure lies inside me. What am I?

What comes twice in a week, once in a year, but never in a month or a day?
The Letter 'E'.

A calendar year has how many seconds?
12 (2nd January, 2nd February, 2nd March.....)

I can be long, or I can be short. I can be grown, and I can be bought. I can be painted, or left bare. I can be round, or I can be square. What am I?
Fingernails.

I am in the beginning of sorrow and sadness. You will find me in happiness also. You will find me in sun and stars but not in moon. I am in summer and spring but not in fall or winter. Who am I?
The alphabet S.

Place the following letters in such a manner that it becomes something which is used to clean: boas
soap (flip the alphabet b so that it becomes p).

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

I have a mouth but I can't speak, I can run but I can't walk. Who am I?

Fill in the sequence: ND, JF, MA, ?, ?, SO
MJ and JA Explanation:: "ND" is for November & December, "JF" is for January & February, "MA" is for March & April and so on.

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