General Riddles

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

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

A crime is reported from 6 Park Avenue. The police reach the scene of the crime and find that a single life has been lost. The killer is also there on the spot and so are the evidences that are pointing to his crime, but the police cannot arrest him. Why?
The person who has lost his life, has killed himself. In other words, he has committed suicide

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.

What belongs to you but others use it more than you do?
Your Name

A calendar year has how many seconds?
12 (2nd January, 2nd February, 2nd March.....)

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

What occurs once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
The letter "M"

I help you in fixing your appointments and important schedules. You use me everyday several times. Still you keep on changing me every month. Who am I?
A Calendar

Fill in the sequence: ND, JF, MA, ?, ?, SO
MJ and JA Explanation:: "ND" is for November & December, "JF" is for January & February, "MA" is for March & April and so on.

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