Einstein's Riddle

[Mistarlupo]

There are 5 houses that are each a different colour. There is a person of a different nationality in each house. The 5 owners drink a certain drink. They each smoke a certain brand of cigarettes and also have a certain pet. No owner has the same pet, smokes the same brand of cigarettes nor drinks the same drink.

The question is: ââ,¬Å"Who has the fish?ââ,¬Â

Hints:

1. The British man lives in the red house.
2. The Swedish man has a dog for a pet.
3. The Danish man drinks tea.
4. The green house is to the left of the white house.
5. The owner of the green house drinks coffee.
6. The person that smokes Pall Mall has a bird.
7. The owner of the yellow house smokes Dunhill.
8. The person that lives in the middle house drinks milk.
9. The Norwegian lives in the first house.
10. The person that smokes Blend, lives next to the one that has a cat.
11. The person that has a horse lives next to the one that smokes Dunhill.
12. The one that smokes Bluemaster drinks beer.
13. The German smokes Prince.
14. The Norwegian lives next to a blue house.
15. The person that smokes Blend, has a neighbour that drinks water.

[Mistarlupo]

This popular riddle is a good quick exercise for the brain. It is said to have been invented by Albert Einstein in his childhood. It's also known as the Zebra Puzzle and there are several slightly different variations. You'll find the correct answer in Google.

[GARNabby]

My first reaction was what the web-solution to that riddle termed the "reductive" solution... that no fish was mentioned in any of the hints, thus none of the neighbors necessarily owns one.

I wrote "reaction" because, proceeding with the "inferential" solution (, trial and error, over and over again,) may as well be considered a lesser form of intelligence instead of a higher one.

So, i didn't bother... there being no elegant "short cut" to it.  And i severely doubt that that was the work of Einstein, who was labeled a "slow learner" in his youth by his teachers.

[Twisteruk]

My first reaction was what the web-solution to that riddle termed the "reductive" solution... that no fish was mentioned in any of the hints, thus none of the neighbors necessarily owns one.

I wrote "reaction" because, proceeding with the "inferential" solution (, trial and error, over and over again,) may as well be considered a lesser form of intelligence instead of a higher one.

So, I didn't bother... there being no elegant "short cut" to it.  And I severely doubt that that was the work of Einstein, who was labeled a "slow learner" in his youth by his teachers.

It was Einstein alright mate 

[amk]

Hello Twisteruk!!!!!!!!!

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[TicTacToe]

Does the fish live in the green house with the man who drinks coffee and smokes prince ?

if so then you should know which nationality he is.


The answer is German




TTT

[Playborne]

great riddle! I love this kind of "puzzles" (may I call it that way) I'll definitely clear it up as soon as I have time

[chrisbis]

Is it John West?