Riddle from a book I read

Question: Before your choose the witching hour, take care to dream the tallest tower. Than careful before you leave too soon--behold the dark and hollow moon. What's the number? (This Riddle is from the Eye of Minds, by James Dashner.)

Question: What tastes better than it smells?

Question: What goes in the water black and comes out red?

Question: What loses its head in the morning and gets it back at night?

Question: What two things can you never eat for breakfast?

Question: What do you call a sad bird?