EasyClassic
"I have eighty-eight keys but no locks. I am heavy but I make light things. My voice can be gentle as a whisper or thunderous as a storm. What am I?"
Answer
A Piano
Explanation
A piano has 88 keys — 52 white and 36 black. Despite its weight, it produces music of extraordinary delicacy. A skilled pianist can play passages as soft as a whisper or crash chords as loud as thunder.
This is an easy riddle in the Classic category — Time-honoured riddles passed down through generations.
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