EasyClassic
"I am inside every guest at the party, yet when I turn up on my own everybody screams. I have a ribcage but no heart, and a grin but no lips. What am I?"
Answer
A Skeleton
Explanation
Everyone carries a skeleton around inside them — an adult has 206 bones — yet it only becomes frightening when it appears without the rest of the person. A bare skull always seems to grin because there are no lips to cover the teeth.
This is an easy riddle in the Classic category — Time-honoured riddles passed down through generations.
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