General Riddles

I am in the beginning of sorrow and sadness. You will find me in happiness also. You will find me in sun and stars but not in moon. I am in summer and spring but not in fall or winter. Who am I?
The alphabet S.

Place the following letters in such a manner that it becomes something which is used to clean: boas
soap (flip the alphabet b so that it becomes p).

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

I have four sides. Anyone can calculate my area if they come to know the length of any one side of mine. I have four right angles within me. Which shape am I?

Swap one letter from each of the words "Right" and "Blight" to make two related words.
Light and Bright.

Fill in the blanks. Both words are anagrams of each other. This year the top 10 horse ______ took place in this huge ground measuring two _______.
races, acres

Some months have 31 days, some have 30 days, how many months in the Gregorian calendar have 28?
All the 12 months!

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

What gets wetter as it dries?
A towel.

Fill in the blanks with a word which makes two different words if you read from both sides: Tim's father has kept his ______ in the ______ for scoring good marks in math.
Reward and Drawer.

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