General Riddles

We are 3 friends. Our product and our sum always give the same answer. Who are we?
1, 2, 3.

How can you lift a hippopotamus with one hand?
You won't find a hippo having one hand!

A crime is reported from 6 Park Avenue. The police reach the scene of the crime and find that a single life has been lost. The killer is also there on the spot and so are the evidences that are pointing to his crime, but the police cannot arrest him. Why?
The person who has lost his life, has killed himself. In other words, he has committed suicide

What occurs once in every minute, twice in every moment, yet never in a thousand years?
The letter m.

How can you write 23 using the number 2 only 4 times? You can use addition, subtraction, division, multiplication.

Voiceless it cries, Wingless flutters, Toothless bites, Mouthless mutters.

I have just one, but with eight to spare, I am usually friendly, but I sometimes act like I don't care. What am I?
A cat (9 lives).

Adam is 13 years old in 1980. In 1985 he is 8 years old. How?
The dates are in BC (Before Christ).

In a cave there is a treasure within a big metal box with a lock on it. There is also a monster in the cave that has two keys with him; one gold and the other silver. The monster will give you only one chance to open the lock using one of the keys. If the box doesn't open, the monster will kill you. Since the monster is a bit helpful it would give you a clue in finding out the correct key. Can you choose the correct key by deciphering the below clue? A GKOY OEPD LYEO DCNO EAAR NNN
The gold key will open the lock. Explanation: The clue says "A Golden Key Can Open Any Door". Take the first letter of each word, then the second letter of each word, then the third letter and so on and construct the sentence.

A container without hinges, lock or a key, yet a golden treasure lies inside me. What am I?

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