General Riddles

I am a four letter word. I am an animal. You use me to call your dear ones. Who am I?

I am a six letter word. Subtract one letter and twelve will remain. Who am I?

Find the odd one out: level, civic, madam, eye, mouth
Mouth. Explanation: All the words except "mouth" are palindromes (reads the same backward and forward).

The captain of a ship was telling this interesting story: "We traveled the sea far and wide. At one time, two of my sailors were standing on opposite sides of the ship. One was looking west and the other one east. And at the same time, they could see each other clearly." How can that be possible?
The marines were standing back against the sides of the ship so they were looking at each other. It does not matter where the ship is (of course it does not apply to the North and South Pole).

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.

When is a man drowned, but still not wet?
When he's trapped in quicksand.

Use the word "dormitory" to make two words which will complete the below sentence. Daniel stays in a _______ _______.
dirty room

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

When you buy me I am black in color. When you use me I am red and when you discard me I am grey in color. Who am I?
Charcoal

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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