John is the son of Jacob.
So,
Jacob is the_____of John's father?

John named his first son Alpha, second Beta, third Charlie and fourth Delta. What is the fifth son's name?

These types of puzzles are known as charades. What you have to do is to find two words that are referred to in the first stanza and the second stanza and put them together to form the third word in the third stanza.

Just for example, if my first refers to 'off' and my second refers to 'ice', then my whole will be the 'office'.

My first is present - future's past -
A time in which your lot is cast.

My second is my first of space
Defining people's present place.

My whole describes a lack of site -
A place without length, breadth, or height.

You want to boil a two-minute egg. If you only have a three-minute timer (hourglass), a four-minute timer and a five-minute timer, how can you boil the egg for only two minutes?

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

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

What can you catch but never throw?

It walks on 4 when its young, walks on 2 when it's older, and walks on 3 when its very old?

I am five letter word that is under you.
If you remove my 1st letter, then I am over you.
If you remove my 1st and 2nd letters then I am all around you.

Who am I?

Can you count the number of blocks in the picture below?