This classic riddle asks:
“What has a face but cannot smile?”
At first, you may think of a person, animal, doll, or picture. But the answer is much simpler.
The answer is:
A clock.
A clock has a “face” where the numbers and hands are displayed, but of course it cannot smile.
That is what makes the riddle work. The word “face” usually makes us think of a person, but it can also describe the front surface of an object.
A clock face shows the time, often with numbers arranged around the edge and hands pointing to the hour and minute.
So the correct answer is:
A clock.
It is a simple riddle, but it can still make you pause for a moment if you take the wording too literally.
Did you guess a clock right away?
