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Print-At-Home Zebra Puzzles
Print-At-Home Zebra Puzzles
  • 60 Zebra Puzzles (PDFs)
  • 30 medium + 15 hard + 15 very hard puzzles
  • Answers included

Colorful Mugs Zebra Puzzle

Five coworkers are side by side at the office drinking some beverages. Each one has a mug, a decorative desk item and joined the company in different year. Figure out which mug Gabriel has.

Print-At-Home Zebra Puzzles
Print-At-Home Zebra Puzzles
  • 60 Zebra Puzzles (PDFs)
  • 30 medium + 15 hard + 15 very hard puzzles
  • Answers included
 
  • Mug
  • Name
  • Beverage
  • Item
  • Joined
  • Age
Employee #1 #1
Employee #2 #2
Employee #3 #3
Employee #4 #4
Employee #5 #5
  • The employee at the third position has a Word globe as a decorative desk item.
  • Mitchell is somewhere between the youngest employee and Gabriel, in that order.
  • At one of the ends is the Jar's owner.
  • Trevor is somewhere to the right of the man who has the White mug.
  • The employee drinking Coffee is next to the employee drinking Tea.
  • Brett was the first of them to join the company.
  • The 45-year-old employee is somewhere to the right of the employee that has the Blue mug.
  • The Lamp's owner is exactly to the left of the Red mug's owner.
  • The man drinking Tea is in the middle.
  • The employee drinking Juice is next to the employee who has the Red mug.
  • At the second position is the 40-year-old employee.
  • Curtis is drinking his beverage in the Black mug.
  • The Blue mug's owner is somewhere to the left of the employee who joined the company in 2016.
  • The man who has the World globe is immediately before the man who has the Brass letter as a decorative desk item.
  • At the fourth position is the employee drinking Water.
  • Brett is exactly to the right of the 35-year-old employee.
  • The oldest employee is next to the employee who uses a Jar to decorate his desk.
  • The man that has the White mug is somewhere to the left of the man who joined the company earlier than the others.
  • The last employee to join the company is somewhere between Curtis and the employee who joined the company in 2015, in that order.

How to play

  • Start by reading all the clues;
  • Find all the "basic" clues and mark them. The most basic clue is the one that states that something is in a determined house/position. Example:
    • The German lives in house three.
  • Sometimes you are going to need to deduce some information using two or more clues;
  • All the clues must be used;
  • The game ends when all the clues are correctly checked and everything is filled.

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Cognitive Benefits of Zebra Puzzles

Zebra puzzles engage the brain in critical thinking and deductive reasoning. Solving these puzzles often requires the individual to interpret clues, make connections, and eliminate possibilities to arrive at the correct solution. This mental exercise not only sharpens logical reasoning skills but also improves focus, attention to detail, and analytical abilities.

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Zebra Puzzles in Education

Zebra puzzles are increasingly being incorporated into educational settings as a tool for teaching logic and reasoning skills. Teachers and educators find these puzzles to be useful in engaging students in active learning, as they require students to apply critical thinking to solve complex problems. The puzzles can be adapted to various difficulty levels, making them accessible for students of different ages and abilities. They can be used as stand-alone exercises or integrated into a broader curriculum focused on mathematics, logic, or computer science.

Beyond the classroom, Zebra puzzles are also used in educational competitions and extracurricular activities to challenge students and encourage teamwork. The process of solving these puzzles collaboratively can help students learn to communicate effectively, delegate tasks, and think systematically. This hands-on approach to learning can make complex concepts more understandable and engaging, thereby enriching the educational experience.

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