Can you write down eight eights so that they add up to one thousand?

What jumps when it walks and sits when it stands?

Three ants are going up a hill, one behind the other. The last ant then says to the other ants, 'There is an ant behind me!'' How come?

A person was found dead on a big green land with no trees or buildings around. When the police arrived, they found a piece of rock lying next to him and the man was wearing clothes comprising of red, blue and yellow colours.

Can you tell who the person is and what was the cause of death?

What has to be broken before you can use it?

What you cannot hold but it is yours?

John was piloting a plane behind a car but was never able to overtake it. Why?

I get hot but I never sweat,
I cook food but I am not a chef,
I have a door but you can't enter me,
I have a light but I am not a lamp.
Who am I?

There are a number of books on a shelf. If one book is the 4th from the left and 6th from the right, how many books are on the shelf?

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?