Prove that the intersection of a finite number of open sets is open. More specifically, let $O_1, . . . , O_n$ be a finite collection of open subsets of the continuum, $C$. Then the intersection $O_1 ∩ · · · ∩ O_n$ is open as well.  I think it is possible to do it without considering metric spaces (and therefore balls of radius $r$).  Also, if you could prove why the intersect of an infinite amount of open subsets turns out to be possibly closed, it would be very much appreciated as this is difficult to wrap my head around.
Also open sets are defined as sets that don't contain their endpoints.  Sorry for being unclear.
 A: If you're using a topological space, by definition the intersection of any two open sets gives an open set, so by repeating that finitely many times you end with an open set. For example, let $O_1$, $O_2$, and $O_3$ be open sets. $O_1 \cap O_2$ is open, so $(O_1\cap O_2)\cap O_3$ is also open. If there is also an $O_4$, then $\left(\left(O_1\cap O_2\right)\cap O_3\right)\cap O_4$ is open. This process can be carried on for any finite collection of open sets. 
A: For your second question, for any positive integer $n$, let $A_n=(-1/n,1/n)$.
The intersection of all the $A_n$ is $\{0\}$.
Or else let $B_n=(0,1/n)$. The intersection of all the $B_n$ is the empty set, which is closed (and open).
The answer to the first question depends on the details of your definition of open. Let us define a set $A$ of reals to be open if for any $x\in A$, there is a positive $\epsilon$ (which usually depends on $x$) such that the interval $(x-\epsilon,x+\epsilon)$ is a subset of $A$.  
Now let $x$ be in the intersection of your $O_i$. Then for every $i$, there is a positive $\epsilon_i$ such that $(x-\epsilon_i,x+\epsilon_i)$ is a subset of $O_i$. Let $\epsilon$ be the smallest of the $\epsilon_i$. Then the interval $(x-\epsilon,x+\epsilon)$ is a subset of $O_1\cap  O_2\cap\cdots\cap O_n$.
A: A set $A$ is open if every $x \in A$, there exists some $\epsilon > 0$ such that $B(x,\epsilon) \equiv \{y : y \in C,\, d(x,y)<\epsilon \} \subset A$ i.e. $x$ is in some open ball that is in $A$, i.e. every $x \in A$ is an interior point.  
Let $X = O_1 \bigcap O_2$.  Then any $x \in X$ implies $x \in O_1$ and $x \in O_2$, implying that you should always have an open ball around $x$.  
We prove via contradiction.  Now assume $X$ is not open.  Since $X$ is not open, there exists $x \in X$ such that $x$ is on the boundary of $X$.  This implies that $x$ is on the boundary of either $O_1$ or $O_2$.  But this is a contradiction, since $x$ has to be an interior point of both $O_1$ and $O_2$.  Therefore, all elements of $X$ are interior points.  Therefore, $X$ must be open.
A: Since the real line is a linearly ordered topological space, open sets may have been defined as those sets that are unions of open intervals, i.e., unions of sets of the form $(a,b)$. In that case suppose that $U_0$ and $U_1$ are open sets. Then there are index sets $A_0$ and $A_1$ and families $\mathscr{I}_0=\{I_{0,\alpha}:\alpha\in A_0\}$ and $\mathscr{I}_1=\{I_{1,\alpha}:\alpha\in A_1\}$ of open intervals such that $$U_0=\bigcup_{\alpha\in A_0}I_{0,\alpha}\qquad\text{and}\qquad U_1=\bigcup_{\alpha\in A_1}I_{1,\alpha}\;.$$
Then 
$$\begin{align*}
U_0\cap U_1&=\left(\bigcup_{\alpha\in A_0}I_{0,\alpha}\right)\cap\left(\bigcup_{\beta\in A_1}I_{1,\beta}\right)\\
&=\bigcup_{\alpha\in A_0}\left(I_{0,\alpha}\cap\bigcup_{\beta\in A_1}I_{1,\beta}\right)\\
&=\bigcup_{\alpha\in A_0}\left(\bigcup_{\beta\in A_1}\Big(I_{0,\alpha}\cap I_{1,\beta}\Big)\right)\\
&=\bigcup_{\langle\alpha,\beta\rangle\in A_0\times A_1}\Big(I_{0,\alpha}\cap I_{1,\beta}\Big)\;.\tag{1}
\end{align*}$$
The intersection of two open intervals is an open interval (possibly empty), so $(1)$ is a union of open intervals and as such is an open set.
This shows that the intersection of two open sets is open, and the result for any finite collection of open sets is easily established by induction. Suppose that you know that the intersection of $n$ open sets is always open. Let $U_1,\dots,U_{n+1}$ be any $n+1$ open sets. Let $U=U_1\cap\ldots\cap U_n$; by the induction hypothesis $U$ is open. Then 
$U_1\cap U_2\cap\ldots\cap U_n\cap U_{n+1}=U\cap U_{n+1}$, which, being the intersection of two open sets, is open by the result proved above.           
A: This should really be a one-line answer: it is part of the definition of a topological space. 
Edit: Of course, there are other ways you can define open sets. For example you could define an open set as a set in which every point is an interior point — then you can prove that a point in a finite intersection of open sets is still in the interior of that intersection (not true of infinite intersection as the $e -balls$ contained in each individual open set may not have a minimum radius).
A: Using the metric-space definition of open sets, let $x$ be in the intersection of open sets $O_i$. As $x$ is in every $O_i$, and $O_i$ is an open set, there is a positive $\epsilon_i$ such that $(x-\epsilon_i,x+\epsilon_i)$ is a subset of $O_i$. The smallest of $\epsilon_i$, call it $\epsilon$, would guarantee $(x - \epsilon, x + \epsilon)$ to be in every $O_i$, thus it is in the intersection of all $O_i$. By definition, $(x - \epsilon, x + \epsilon)$ is an open set.
Yes it is possible to consider this without metric-space, it's called topological-space, or simply space. Topological-space is defined by changing the term open sets in metric-space with members of topology. E.g., compare this axiom in topological-space:

The union of any family of members of a topology is a member of topology.

With its counterpart in metric-space: (it is not an axiom in metric-space)

The union of any family of open-sets is an open set.

As for the proof of the second question, consider infinite number of sets defined by $(-1/n,1/n)$. The intersection of all those sets is $\{0\}$ which is a close set. Or consider the intersection of sets defined by $(0, 1/n)$ which is the empty set, which is a close set (yet also an open set).
