Can you solve the tricky chess rebus puzzle below by ciphering the hidden meaning?

I am never scared but became petrified and can’t live in a house but would die to make one. What am I?

It has horns but can’t beep. It is like to bleat but It is not a sheep. What is it?

How can you make the following equation true by drawing only one straight line: 5+5+5=550 ?

They are the five precious gems of an everyday sort and all can be found on a Tennis Court. Who are they?

A Car driver was heading down a street in Washington. He went right past a stop sign without stopping, he turned left where there was a 'no left turn' sign and he went the wrong way on a one-way street. Then he went on the right side of the road past a cop car. Still, he didn't break any traffic laws. Why not?

Double it and multiply it by 4. Then divide it by 8 and you’ll have it once more. What number is it?

John went to a parrot shop in Mexico, and the parrot owner told him that his parrot is so unique that he repeats everything he hears. John got excited and immediately bought the parrot. John went home and spoke many words, but the parrot does not repeat anything.
He went again to the parrot shop and complaint to the shopkeeper, but the shopkeeper never lied. Explain?

Solve the alphametic puzzle by replacing the alphabet with the number.

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The day before yesterday I was 25 and the next year I will be 28. This is true only one day in a year. What day is my birthday?