General Riddles

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

What is it that's always coming but never arrives?
Tomorrow.

What is the beginning of eternity, the end of time and space, the start of every end, and the end of every race?
The letter 'E'.

Find the missing number: 6 13 25 51 101 ?
203 Explanation: 6x2+1=13 13x2-1=25 25x2+1=51 51x2-1=101 101x2+1=203

I am pronounced with only one letter but written with three letters. Two different letters are used to write me. My color varies from black, blue, green, brown, grey etc. Who am I?

When can you make the following equation correct? 14+1=3
In a clock when we add 14hrs and 1hr we get 15hrs i.e. 3 o'clock

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

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

What can travel around the world while staying in a corner?
A stamp.

Find the odd one out: level, civic, madam, eye, mouth
Mouth. Explanation: All the words except "mouth" are palindromes (reads the same backward and forward).

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