It has a long neck, A name of a bird, Feeds on cargo of ships, It's not alive,

What is it?

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

Can you find out which number multiplied by itself will give the output as 12345678987654321?

A guard is positioned at the one side of the bridge saying ‘A’. His task is to shoot all those who try to leave from ‘A’ to the other side and say ‘B’. He also need to welcome the person who comes from another side ‘B’ to his side ‘A’. The guard comes out of his post every 1 hour and looks down the bridge for any people trying to leave. You are at side ‘A’ and wish to go to another side ‘B’. you also know that it would take 1:45 hr to cross the bridge. How will you cross the bridge?

Can you find a five letter word that is left with only two letters if one is removed?

Replace the question mark with the correct number in the below-given picture?

1 + 9 + 8 = ?
considering, 28 + 8 + 92 = 10

Below, you can see some coding:
January = 1017
February = 628
March = 1335
April = 145
May = 1353
June = 1064
July = 1074
August = 186

Now deciphering the way it has been coded, can you find out how September will be coded?

A man plots the murder of his wife. His plan is full proof. Nobody saw them leaving their house. He stabbed her with a knife while driving. She died on the spot. He threw her body in a valley. He threw the knife carefully wiping his finger prints on a random garbage bin. Then he went back to his home and no one was watching him this time as well.

After an hour, he was called by the local police department who informed him that his wife was murdered. They asked him to reach the scene of crime immediately. But as soon as he arrived at the crime scene, he was arrested by them.

How did the police know that he himself is the murderer?

Identify Me

Hint1: I am a god
Hint 2: I am a planet
Hint 3: measurer of heat