Riddles and Brain Teasers

You have four chains. Each chain has three links in it. 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?

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Three cuts. Cut each link in one chain. Separate them, and use the links to join the ends of the three intact chains.

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Break, Light, May

What word can be added before or after these words to make a new word or phrase?

Break, Light, May

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Day. Daybreak, daylight, may day.

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Something Everyone Needs

Everyone needs this, it’s great with an ‘r’ on the end but you’re sad when the first letter goes away.

What is it?

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Love, lover, over

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Take Off My Skin

Take off my skin, I won’t cry, but you will. What am I?

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An onion.

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Asks But Never Answers

What asks but never answers?

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An owl.

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The Tortoise, Onion and Tomato

What is three-eighths tortoise, two-fifths onion and two-sixths tomato?

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Toronto

3/8 tortoise = TOR (the first three letters)
2/5 onion = ON (the first two letters)
2/6 tomato = TO (the first two letters)

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A Headless Kiss

What do you kiss that has a neck but no head?

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A bottle.

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