You have four chains of three links each. Although it is difficult to cut the links, you wish to make a single loop with all 12 links.
What is the fewest number of cuts you must make to accomplish this task?
Riddle AnswerHard Riddles
My Daughters
I have ten or more daughters. I have less than ten daughters. I have at least one daughter. If only one of these statements is true, how many daughters do I have?
Riddle AnswerFather’s Son
Who is your father’s only son’s brother’s uncle’s wife’s daughter’s brother’s father’s son?
Riddle AnswerHorse Travel
A horse travels a certain distance each day. Strangely enough, two of its legs travel 30 miles each day and the other two legs travel nearly 31 miles. It would seem that two of the horse’s legs must be one mile ahead of the other two legs, but of course this can’t be true.
Since the horse is normal, how is this situation possible?
Riddle AnswerThe Jeweler and the Five Rings
A king asks a learned man to visit his palace, to which the learned man responds: “I will come some day next month, but I will not tell you on which day. Further, you must give me gold in grams equal to the date on which I come.”
In preparation for the visit, the king demands that his jeweler make gold rings of 1 to 31 grams.
The wise jeweler made only 5 rings. What are their weights?
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