General Riddles

A box without hinges, key, or lid, Yet golden treasure inside is hid.

Replace one letter in each step to change the word COLD to its opposite. Each step has to be a legitimate word. COLD ? ? ? ?
WARM Explanation: COLD CORD WORD WORM WARM

There are three men in a boat with four cigarettes but no matches. How do they manage to smoke?
They throw one cigarette overboard and made the boat a cigarette lighter.

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

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

How many times is the alphabet "a" used while writing the spelling of each number from 1 to 500?
Not a single time.

I am 3/8 of Tortoise, 2/5 of Onion and 2/6 of Tomato. Who am I?
Toronto. Explanation:Tortoise has 8 letters and the first 3 letters are TOR. Onion has 5 letters and the first 2 letters are ON. Tomato has 6 letters and the first 2 letters are TO.

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

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

I can fill up an entire room and still not take up any space. Who am I?

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