Best easy riddles

Take away my first letter, and I still sound the same. Take away my last letter, I still sound the same. Even take away my letter in the middle, I will still sound the same. I am a five letter word. What am I?

What has many keys but can't open any doors?

You are in a room with 3 monkeys. One monkey has a banana, one has a stick, and one has nothing. Who is the smartest primate?

It makes more noise than a dog in your house. What is that?

In the final stretch of a road race, you pass the 2nd-place runner right before crossing the finish line. What place do you finish in?

What word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?

A black dog stands in the middle of an intersection in a town painted black. None of the street lights are working due to a power failure caused by a storm. A car with two broken headlights drives towards the dog but turns in time to avoid hitting him. How could the driver have seen the dog in time?

If there're 3 apples and you take away 2, how many do you have?

Which is faster heat or cold? Explain?

What kind of ties can you never wear?