Integrity is an important virtue that refers to being honest, having strong moral principles, and doing the right thing consistently. Riddles can be a fun and thought-provoking way to explore the meaning of integrity. Here are 87 riddles about integrity along with their answers.
Riddles about Honesty
1. What runs all around a backyard, yet never moves?
A fence.
2. What has a head and a tail but no body?
A coin.
3. What gets wetter the more it dries?
A towel.
4. What has hands but can’t clap?
A clock.
5. What belongs to you but is used more by others?
Your name.
6. What goes up but never comes down?
Your age.
7. What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
The letter M.
8. What has four legs but can’t walk?
A table.
9. What has a neck but no head?
A bottle.
10. What gets wetter as it dries?
A towel.
Riddles about Trust
11. What breaks yet never falls, and what falls yet never breaks?
Day breaks and night falls.
12. What can fill a room but takes up no space?
Light.
13. If you drop me I’m sure to crack, but give me a smile and I’ll always smile back. What am I?
A mirror.
14. I have cities, but no houses. I have mountains, but no trees. I have water, but no fish. What am I?
A map.
15. What goes up and down without moving?
A staircase.
16. What has hands but can not clap?
A clock.
17. What has a thumb and fingers but is not alive?
A glove.
18. What has a head, a tail, is brown, and has no legs?
A penny.
19. What can you catch but not throw?
A cold.
20. What is full of holes but still holds water?
A sponge.
Riddles about Morality
21. What is always in front of you but can’t be seen?
The future.
22. What can you break, even if you never pick it up or touch it?
A promise.
23. I have branches, but no fruit, trunk or leaves. What am I?
A bank.
24. What can travel around the world while staying in a corner?
A stamp.
25. What belongs to you but others use it more than you do?
Your name.
26. The more you take, the more you leave behind. What are they?
Footsteps.
27. What goes up but never comes down?
Your age.
28. What comes down but never goes up?
Rain.
29. What gets wet while drying?
A towel.
30. What is so fragile that saying its name breaks it?
Silence.
Riddles about Character
31. What gets broken without being held?
A promise.
32. What is always coming but never arrives?
Tomorrow.
33. What does man love more than life, hate more than death or mortal strife; that which contented men desire; the poor have, the rich require; and all contented men inspire?
Nothing.
34. The more you take, the more you leave behind. What are they?
Footsteps.
35. What goes through towns and hills but never moves?
A road.
36. What is always behind you but never catches up?
Your past.
37. What comes down but can’t go up?
Rain.
38. What is broken every time it’s spoken?
Silence.
39. I am lighter than a feather but no man can hold me for long. What am I?
Breath.
40. What is always in front of you but can’t be seen?
The future.
Riddles about Principles
41. What is so fragile that saying its name breaks it?
Silence.
42. I am taken from a mine and shut up inside a wooden case, from which I am never released and yet I am used by almost everybody. What am I?
A pencil lead.
43. What is always coming but never arrives?
Tomorrow.
44. What gets wetter and wetter the more it dries?
A towel.
45. What belongs to you but others use it more than you do?
Your name.
46. I am an odd number. Take away a letter and I become even. What number am I?
Seven.
47. The more you take, the more you leave behind. What are they?
Footsteps.
48. What goes up but never comes down?
Your age.
49. I am lighter than a feather, yet the strongest person can’t hold me for much more than a minute. What am I?
Breath.
50. What is broken everytime it’s spoken?
Silence.
Riddles about Virtue
51. What belongs to you but other people use it more than you do?
Your name.
52. I’m tall when I’m young and short when I’m old. What am I?
A candle.
53. What month of the year has 28 days?
All of them.
54. What is full of holes but can still hold water?
A sponge.
55. What is broken without being held?
A promise.
56. What gets wetter the more it dries?
A towel.
57. What does man love more than life, fear more than death or mortal strife; that which the poor have, the rich require; and what contented men desire?
Nothing.
58. What has a head, a tail, is brown, and has no legs?
A penny.
59. What begins with T, ends with T and has T in it?
A teapot.
60. What gets broken without being held?
A promise.
Riddles about Ethics
61. What belongs to you but other people use it more than you do?
Your name.
62. What is always coming but never arrives?
Tomorrow.
63. What is full of holes but can still hold water?
A sponge.
64. What month has 28 days?
All months.
65. What is broken without being held?
A promise.
66. What gets wetter the more it dries?
A towel.
67. I have branches but no fruit, trunk or leaves. What am I?
A bank.
68. What goes through cities and fields, but never moves?
A road.
69. What kind of room has no doors or windows?
A mushroom.
70. What begins with T, ends with T, and has T in it?
A teapot.
Riddles about Integrity
71. I have cities but no houses, mountains but no trees, and water but no fish. What am I?
A map.
72. What belongs to you but other people use it more than you?
Your name.
73. What gets broken without being held?
A promise.
74. What goes up but never comes down?
Your age.
75. What is full of holes but still holds water?
A sponge.
76. What is always coming but never arrives?
Tomorrow.
77. What month has 28 days?
All months.
78. What begins with T, ends with T, and has T in it?
A teapot.
79. What gets wetter the more it dries?
A towel.
80. What goes through towns and fields but never moves?
A road.
Riddles about Values
81. What belongs to you but is used more by others?
Your name.
82. I am an odd number. Take away a letter and I become even. What number am I?
Seven.
83. What is broken every time it’s spoken?
Silence.
84. What is always coming but never arrives?
Tomorrow.
85. What gets wet while drying?
A towel.
86. What has many keys but can’t open a single lock?
A piano.
87. What has a head and a tail but no body?
A coin.
Conclusion
Integrity is an essential virtue that these riddles explore in clever and thought-provoking ways. The answers require honesty, trust, moral principles and virtuous character to solve correctly. As you work through these integrity riddles and uncover the solutions, it provides an opportunity for self-reflection on your own integrity and values. What can integrity riddles teach us? They highlight the importance of being truthful, keeping promises, having strong ethics and staying true to your beliefs. Pondering these puzzles can be an enlightening exercise in integrity for all.
