I'm a skeleton that fits in your pocket. I can't dance and I can't rattle, but I can open lots of different locks. What am I?
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Old-fashioned hotels and houses used me.
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A skeleton keyA skeleton key is an old-fashioned key cut down to its bare frame, so it can open many simple locks. Old hotels and houses used them.
About this riddle
A Halloween-flavored trick: the word skeleton is in the riddle, but this one has nothing to do with bones. Think about what you carry in your pocket to open a door.
It comes from Skeleton Riddles, a collection of 32 riddles with hints and answers, sorted from easy to tricky. Play the video, pause it when the riddle ends, and see if you can solve it before the answer appears.