Can you solve the below algebraic mathematical equation?

(J+O+I+N+T)3 = JOINT

The product of three consecutive numbers is 7980.
Then the sum of these consecutive numbers would be?

How can you throw a ball as hard as you can and have it come back to you even if it doesn't hit anything there is nothing attached to it and no one else catches or throws it.

My thunder comes before the lightning; my lightning comes before clouds; my rain dries all the land it touches. What am I?

Can you quickly find which two matchstick figures are identical?

Usually, a boxing match consists of twelve rounds. In a particular friendly match between two heavyweights, the match was finished in the ninth round itself as one of the boxers knocked out the other one.

But, in that fight, no man threw even a single punch.

How can this be possible?

Irene killed hundreds of people mercilessly and yet the police were not able to put her behind the bars. Why?

Mother's Name is Mrs. SIXTY TWO
Son's Name is FIFTY TWO
Daughter's Name is FORTY TWO
What is Name of Father?

Which statement is true out of the following?
One statement here is false.
Two statements here are false.
Three statements here are false.

Your job is to measure 45 minutes if you have only two cords and matches to light the cords.

1. The two cords are twisted from various materials, so their different segments can burn at different rates.
2. Each cord burns from end to end in exactly one hour.

Describe your way of measuring the 45 minutes.