General Riddles

What is at the end of a rainbow?
The letter W.

Fill in the sequence: 1 2 3 2 1 2 3 4 2 ?
1 Explanation: Number of characters used in writing the numbers in roman numerals.

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

What belongs to you but others use it more than you do?
Your Name

I am a six letter word. I always follow you in light, but I disappear at night as I am afraid of darkness. Who am I?

I don't have eyes, but once I did see. Once I had thoughts, but now I'm white and empty.

6 15 18 20 ? = FORTY
25. Explanation: Replace each number with the corresponding letters in the alphabet. 6 = F 15 = O 18 = R 20 = T 25 = Y

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

Who makes it, has no need of it. Who buys it, has no use for it. Who uses it can neither see nor feel it. What is it?
A coffin.

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).

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