Classic Riddles #1 — Answers

#1easy

What has keys but can't open locks?

Answer: piano

A piano has black and white keys that play notes — no locks involved.

#2easy

What has hands but cannot clap?

Answer: clock

A clock's hands point to numbers, they don't applaud.

#3medium

The more you take, the more you leave behind. What are they?

Answer: footsteps

Each step you take leaves one more footprint behind you.

#4medium

What has a neck but no head?

Answer: bottle

A bottle has a narrow neck where it meets the lid.

#5hard

I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with the wind. What am I?

Answer: echo

An echo is sound that repeats back — no body, no mouth, needs open space.