I shave every day, but my beard stays the same. What am I?

With the help clues provided in the image, can you find the 5 digit key?

Find the number of squares in the below picture

A king sentenced a man to the death sentence for some crime he had committed. Known for his kindness, the king told the culprit that he had a choice to die in a way he decides.

The culprit was clever and said something that saved him from death. What method do you think he must have chosen for his death?

Find the next number in the series

12, 20, 40, 72, 116, 172 ?

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

What is it?

Solve the mathematical equation in the picture below.

I am eight letters long - "12345678"
My 1234 is an atmospheric condition.
My 34567 supports a plant.
My 4567 is too appropriate.
My 45 is a friendly thank-you.
My 678 is a man's name.

What word am I?

Can you convert the number zero(0) into a positive number using just one mathematical operator ?

Out of three Friends John, Jacob and Jonny one of them is a king, one is a bureaucrat, and one is a Spy.

The king always tells the truth, the bureaucrat always lies, and the Spy can either lie or tell the truth.

John says: Jonny is a bureaucrat
Jacob says: John is a king
Jonny says: I am a Spy

Tell me, Who is the king, who is the bureaucrat, and who is the Spy?