Kindness is an important human virtue that benefits both the giver and receiver. Riddles can be a fun way to get people thinking about kindness, what it means to them, and how they can express it. In this article, we have collected 67 riddles about kindness along with their answers. Some are simple and straightforward while others require more thought. Solving these riddles can lead to interesting conversations about empathy, compassion, generosity, and other aspects of kindness. Read on for an enjoyable challenge!
The riddles
Riddle 1
I do not walk, but I lead many steps. I speak without a mouth and work without hands. I’m always around you, but often forgotten. What am I?
Answer:
Your conscience.
Riddle 2
I am free, but priceless. I cannot be bought, but can be given freely. The more I am shared, the greater my value becomes. What am I?
Answer:
Kindness.
Riddle 3
I am given, not taken. When I am shared, I grow. I represent the best in humankind, but expect nothing in return. What am I?
Answer:
Kindness.
Riddle 4
I have a face but no body, pockets but no clothes. I’m present on happy occasions and sad ones too. I’m given to others often, but keep me close and I’ll do the same to you. What am I?
Answer:
A smile.
Riddle 5
I am free to all, know no limits or boundaries. With me, the heaviest heart can be lifted. I cost nothing, but are worth more than gold. What am I?
Answer:
Kind words.
Riddle 6
I am the thing most desired, and yet freely given. I cannot be bought, only received. What am I?
Answer:
Love.
Riddle 7
I grow when I’m shared. The more people give me away, the bigger I become. What am I?
Answer:
Kindness.
Riddle 8
I can fill the largest room yet take up no space. I weigh nothing but can last a lifetime. What am I?
Answer:
Love.
Riddle 9
The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?
Answer:
Footsteps.
Riddle 10
I am always hungry but never eat. I have a bed but never sleep. I have a mouth but never speak. What am I?
Answer:
A river.
Riddle 11
I rise with the sun but set in the dark. You can’t escape me though you run. What am I?
Answer:
Your shadow.
Riddle 12
I belong to you, but other people use me more than you do. What am I?
Answer:
Your name.
Riddle 13
I have cities but no houses, forests but no trees, and water but no fish. What am I?
Answer:
A map.
Riddle 14
I am an odd number. Take away one letter and I become even. What number am I?
Answer:
Seven.
Riddle 15
What starts with E, ends with E, but only contains one letter?
Answer:
An envelope.
Riddle 16
What has a head and a tail but no body?
Answer:
A coin.
Riddle 17
What has many keys but can’t open a single lock?
Answer:
A piano.
Riddle 18
What has hands but can’t clap?
Answer:
A clock.
Riddle 19
What has a neck but no head?
Answer:
A bottle.
Riddle 20
What is full of holes but can still hold water?
Answer:
A sponge.
Riddle 21
What month of the year has 28 days?
Answer:
All of them.
Riddle 22
What is always coming but never arrives?
Answer:
Tomorrow.
Riddle 23
What breaks yet never falls, and what falls yet never breaks?
Answer:
Day breaks, night falls.
Riddle 24
What goes through towns and hills but never moves?
Answer:
A road.
Riddle 25
The more there is, the less you see. What is it?
Answer:
Darkness.
Riddle 26
What has many eyes but cannot see?
Answer:
A potato.
Riddle 27
What has hands but can’t clap?
Answer:
A clock.
Riddle 28
What has a face but no body?
Answer:
A clock.
Riddle 29
What has a head, a tail, but no body?
Answer:
A coin.
Riddle 30
What has a neck but no head?
Answer:
A bottle.
Riddle 31
What has legs but doesn’t walk?
Answer:
A table.
Riddle 32
What gets wetter the more it dries?
Answer:
A towel.
Riddle 33
What goes up but never comes down?
Answer:
Your age.
Riddle 34
What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
Answer:
The letter M.
Riddle 35
What is broken without being held?
Answer:
A promise.
Riddle 36
What is so fragile that saying its name breaks it?
Answer:
Silence.
Riddle 37
What goes up and down without moving?
Answer:
Stairs.
Riddle 38
What can travel around the world while staying in a corner?
Answer:
A stamp.
Riddle 39
What is always in front of you but can’t be seen?
Answer:
The future.
Riddle 40
What can you break without touching it?
Answer:
A promise.
Riddle 41
I have cities with no houses, forests with no trees, and water with no fish. What am I?
Answer:
A map.
Riddle 42
What disappears as soon as you say its name?
Answer:
Silence.
Riddle 43
You throw away the outside and cook the inside. Then you eat the outside and throw away the inside. What is it?
Answer:
Corn on the cob.
Riddle 44
What gets wetter as it dries?
Answer:
A towel.
Riddle 45
What has many keys but can’t open a single lock?
Answer:
A piano.
Riddle 46
People buy me to eat, but never eat me. What am I?
Answer:
A plate.
Riddle 47
What belongs to you but others use it more than you?
Answer:
Your name.
Riddle 48
The more you take away, the larger I become. What am I?
Answer:
A hole.
Riddle 49
What gets broken without being held?
Answer:
A promise.
Riddle 50
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 retire?
Answer:
Sleep.
Riddle 51
What belongs to you but is used more by others?
Answer:
Your name.
Riddle 52
I am weightless but you can see me. Put me in a bucket and I’ll make it lighter. What am I?
Answer:
A hole.
Riddle 53
I have oceans with no water, coasts with no sand, towns without people, and mountains without land. What am I?
Answer:
A map.
Riddle 54
What is broken every time it’s spoken?
Answer:
Silence.
Riddle 55
What is filled with tiny holes but can carry water?
Answer:
A sponge.
Riddle 56
I have a bed but I never sleep, a mouth but I never eat. Who am I?
Answer:
A river.
Riddle 57
What building has the most stories?
Answer:
A library.
Riddle 58
What has many needles but doesn’t sew?
Answer:
A Christmas tree.
Riddle 59
What has hands but can’t clap?
Answer:
A clock.
Riddle 60
What is always coming but never arrives?
Answer:
Tomorrow.
Riddle 61
What is full of holes but still holds water?
Answer:
A sponge.
Riddle 62
The more you have of it, the less you see. What is it?
Answer:
Darkness.
Riddle 63
Mary’s father has 5 daughters – Nana, Nene, Nini, Nono. What is the fifth daughters name?
Answer:
Mary.
Riddle 64
I’m tall when I’m young and short when I’m old. What am I?
Answer:
A candle.
Riddle 65
What word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?
Answer:
Short.
Riddle 66
A doctor and a bus driver are both in love with the same woman, an attractive girl named Sarah. The bus driver had to go on a long bus trip that would last a week. Before he left, he gave Sarah seven apples. Why?
Answer:
An apple a day keeps the doctor away!
Riddle 67
A cowboy rode into town on Friday, stayed for three days, and rode out on Friday again. How did he do it?
Answer:
The horse’s name was Friday.
Conclusion
Riddles can be a fun, challenging way to get people thinking about important virtues like kindness. The riddles in this article range from simple to complex, allowing for thought and discussion suitable to many age groups. The process of solving these puzzles can spark ideas about how we demonstrate concern for others in our daily lives. What does true kindness require of us? Are we living up to our full potential for compassion? Though just brain teasers, these riddles can open up profound topics for self-reflection and dialogue. They reveal how a little creativity and lateral thinking can illuminate the deeper meanings of values like kindness.
