General Riddles

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

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

You can find me in the middle of each month in all the countries. You can always find me only in the night but never in the day.
The alphabet "N".

Feed me and I live, yet give me a drink and I die.

When can you make the following equation correct? 14+1=3
In a clock when we add 14hrs and 1hr we get 15hrs i.e. 3 o'clock

What is it that's always coming but never arrives?
Tomorrow.

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

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).

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

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

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