General Riddles

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

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

An American woman living in Australia was refused a burial in India. Why?
Living people can't be buried, isn't it!

If it took fifteen men ten days to build a tower, how long would it take four men to build it?
No time at all, as the tower it is already built!

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.

A tunnel is 650m long. How far can a horse run into the tunnel if the horse is running at a speed of 10km/hr?
325m Explanation: After that the horse is running out of the tunnel.

Imagine you are in a dark room. How do you get out?
Stop imagining.

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.

I am a 5 letter word. Take away my first and last letter, I will remain same. If you also take away my middle letter, I will remain same. Who am I?

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