General Riddles

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

Does the government of Texas permit a man to marry his widow's sister?
No question of legitimacy, because the man is already dead!

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.

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

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

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

What gets wetter as it dries?
A towel.

If you have me, you want to share me. If you share me, you haven't got me. What am I?

What kind of tree can you carry in your hand?

If NUMERAL is written as UEALRMN then how would you write ALGEBRA?

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