Solve below rebus puzzle?

Can you place six X (crosses) in below board without making three in a row in any way ?

The King of a distant land had heard that Birbal was one of the wisest men in the East and so desired to meet Birbal. He sent Birbal an invitation to visit his country.

In due course, Birbal arrived in the distant kingdom. When he entered the palace he was flabbergasted to find not one but six kings seated there. All looked alike. All were dressed in kingly robes. Who was the real king?

The very next moment he got his answer. Confidently, he approached the king and bowed to him.

How did Birbal know who was the real king?

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

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

A King wants to send the diamond ring to his girlfriend securely. He got multiple locks and their corresponding keys. His girlfriend does not have any keys to these locks and if he sends the key without a lock, the key can be copied in the way. How can King send the ring to his girlfriend securely?

How many cubic feet of dirt are in a hole of one foot deep, three feet long, and two feet wide?

How many times do a clock's hands overlap in a day ?

You walk into an old horror house. It has no power or plumbing. Once inside, you see three doors. Each door has a number on it. Behind each door is a way for you to die. Behind door number one, you die by getting eaten by a lion. Behind door number two, you die by getting murdered. Behind door number three, you die by an electric chair. You can’t turn back, so you have to go through a door. Which door do you go through?

Eight of us go fourth, not back, to protect our king from an attack. What are we?