Before Mount Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain in the world?

I am a normal creature, but I have five hands. I can even have more but even then I will be considered normal.

Who am I?

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?

I know a nine-letter word having only one vowel.
Do you ?

I have an eye but still cannot see.

Who am I?

They came out at night, without being called.
They lost at day, without being stolen.
Who are they?

How many letters are in the alphabet?

Without looking at a calendar, within a minute name, a boy's name using 5 consecutive 1st letters of 5 consecutive months

Known by all without exception, Forever here, for your protection, Sometimes strong, sometimes weak, Right after the night I come - hot and chic. And while millions of miles away, I always get to you, I find my way. No life around could do without me, Can you guess what I might be?

If I remove one from eleven it becomes Ten and if I remove one from nine also becomes Ten. How?