Cut the Chain

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?




Similar Riddles

When you say goodbye, I am what you need to tie.
I come as a couple and go wherever you run.
Who am I?

Asked by Neha on 12 Oct 2025


Why is 6 afraid of 7?

Asked by Neha on 28 Oct 2024

What is the word or phrase below?
R | E | A | D

Asked by Neha on 28 Jul 2024


A donkey is behind another donkey
I'm behind that second donkey
But there is a whole nation behind me

It is a murder you can describe in a word.

Asked by Neha on 16 Nov 2025

What's a single-digit number with no value?

Asked by Neha on 06 Aug 2025

You see a boat filled with people, yet there isn’t a single person on board. How is that possible?

Asked by Neha on 12 Feb 2022


Speaking of rivers, a man calls his dog from the opposite side of the river. The dog crosses the river without getting wet, and without using a bridge or boat. How?

Asked by Neha on 16 Mar 2025

Place a mathematical symbol between the numerals 5 and 9 in such a way that the resulting number is greater than 5 but smaller than 9.

Asked by Neha on 30 Jul 2021

Replace the question mark in the picture below.

Fill the Required Number Puzzle

Asked by Neha on 07 Jan 2026


How many bananas can you eat if your stomach is empty?

Asked by Neha on 13 Mar 2022

Hot Articles

Amazing Facts

Rubik’s Cube

The inventor of the Rubik’s Cube didn’t realize he’d built a puzzle until he scrambled it the first time and tried to restore it.