Find the next number in the sequence

5 12 24 36 ?

Find the 8 in the below-given Image.

I have a five and a three-gallon jar. Assuming there is an infinite supply of water, how can I measure one-gallon water?

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

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?

It is an eleven letter word.
The first, second, third and fourth letters form a banquet's name.
The fifth, sixth and seventh letters form a car's name.
The eighth, ninth, tenth and eleventh letters form a mode of transport.

Can you identify what word it is?

On a special event at the prison, 5 prisoners John, Jacob, Krist, Tang, and Dang given a chance to go to a sauna and can bring one thing with them.

Following are the things that the prisoners bring with them.
John: A soda
Jacob: Thermos
Krist: Book named "How to kill"
Tang: A Walkman
Dang: Harmonica

Since it is a Sauna, no one can see each other. After a while When the steam is switched, Tang was found dead and there was blood all around.
J Bond was called and he instantly come to know who can be the murderer. How?

What mathematical symbol can be put between 5 and 9, to get a number bigger than 5 and smaller than 9?

If an electric train is travelling south, then which way is the smoke going?

As easy as you can get into me, it is as hard to get out of me.

Do you know what I am?