Post by blossom on Feb 21, 2007 15:51:37 GMT -5
This puzzle has been attributed to both Albert Einstein and Lewis Carroll, and apparantly 98% of the world's population would be unable to solve it - so it's supposed to be VERY HARD. (I did manage to solve it eventually, but at the cost of a very mean headache, haha).
Basically, you're to figure out who drinks water and who owns the zebra. Good luck!
1. There are five houses in a row on one street.
2. The Englishman lives in the red house.
3. The Spaniard owns the dog.
4. Coffee is drunk in the green house.
5. The Ukrainian drinks tea.
6. The green house is immediately to the right of the ivory house.
7. The Old Gold smoker owns snails.
8. Kools are smoked in the yellow house.
9. Milk is drunk in the middle house.
10. The Norwegian lives in the first house.
11. The man who smokes Chesterfields lives in the house next to the man with the fox.
12. Kools are smoked in the house next to the house where the horse is kept.
13. The Lucky Strike smoker drinks orange juice.
14. The Japanese smokes Parliaments.
15. The Norwegian lives next to the blue house.
Now, who drinks water? Who owns the zebra?
For clarity: there are five men of different nationalities, five houses painted different colours, five different drinks, five different brands of cigarette and five different pets. Oh, and 'right' refers to YOUR right.
Basically, you're to figure out who drinks water and who owns the zebra. Good luck!
1. There are five houses in a row on one street.
2. The Englishman lives in the red house.
3. The Spaniard owns the dog.
4. Coffee is drunk in the green house.
5. The Ukrainian drinks tea.
6. The green house is immediately to the right of the ivory house.
7. The Old Gold smoker owns snails.
8. Kools are smoked in the yellow house.
9. Milk is drunk in the middle house.
10. The Norwegian lives in the first house.
11. The man who smokes Chesterfields lives in the house next to the man with the fox.
12. Kools are smoked in the house next to the house where the horse is kept.
13. The Lucky Strike smoker drinks orange juice.
14. The Japanese smokes Parliaments.
15. The Norwegian lives next to the blue house.
Now, who drinks water? Who owns the zebra?
For clarity: there are five men of different nationalities, five houses painted different colours, five different drinks, five different brands of cigarette and five different pets. Oh, and 'right' refers to YOUR right.
