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

These types of puzzles are known as charades. What you have to do is 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 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.

The first two letters signify a male, the first three letters signify a female, the first four letters signify a great, while the entire world signifies a great woman. What is the word?

When my father was 31 I was 8. Now he is twice as old as me. How old am I?

I am looking for a word that change both gender and number when i add the letter 'S'.

What Word am I Looking For ?

What demands an answer, but asks no questions

I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old. What am I?

In an interview, a boy was asked an unusual question 'How two persons sitting with a table in between them can't see each other?' He was unable to reply. Can you?

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?

The dirtier I get, the whiter I look. Who am I?