Riddle: a question or statement intentionally phrased so as to require ingenuity in ascertaining its answer or meaning, typically presented as a game.

I am taken from a mine, and shut up in a wooden case, from which I am never released, and yet I am used by almost every person. What am I?

[expander_maker id=”1″ more=”Show Answer” less=”Hide Answer”]Answer: Pencil lead/graphite[/expander_maker]