General Riddles

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).

There was a green house. Inside the green house there was a white house. Inside the white house there was a red house. Inside the red house there were lots of babies. What is it?
Watermelon.

I am a fruit. I am tasty and provide lots of energy. You can find also me in a calendar. Who am I?

I have a tongue but I can't talk. I have no legs or wings but I can move from one place to another. Who am I?

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

I'm the start of nothing and the end of sun and I'm also in the number one What am I?
The letter "N".

Imagine you are in a dark room. How do you get out?
Stop imagining.

End always begins with me. Time, space and universe always end with me. Who am I?
The letter 'E'.

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.

You can catch me but cannot throw me. Who am I?

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