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Einstein's Riddle Zebra Puzzle

The legend says that this problem was created by Albert Einstein in the last century. Einstein said that only 2% of the world could solve it.

There are five houses of different colors next to each other. In each house lives a man. Each man has a unique nationality, an exclusive favorite drink, a distinct favorite brand of cigarettes and keeps specific pets. Use all the clues below to fill the grid and answer the question: "Who owns the fish?"

 
  • Color
  • Nationality
  • Drink
  • Cigarette
  • Pet
House #1 #1
House #2 #2
House #3 #3
House #4 #4
House #5 #5
  • The Brit lives in the Red house.
  • The Swede keeps Dogs as pets.
  • The Dane drinks Tea.
  • The Green house is exactly to the left of the White house.
  • The owner of the Green house drinks Coffee.
  • The person who smokes Pall Mall rears Birds.
  • The owner of the Yellow house smokes Dunhill.
  • The man living in the centre house drinks Milk.
  • The Norwegian lives in the first house.
  • The man who smokes Blends lives next to the one who keeps Cats.
  • The man who keeps Horses lives next to the man who smokes Dunhill.
  • The man who smokes Blue Master drinks Beer.
  • The German smokes Prince.
  • The Norwegian lives next to the Blue house.
  • The man who smokes Blends has a neighbour who drinks Water.

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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Need help?

If, after reading the instructions, you still don't understand how to play, try playing one of these simpler zebra puzzles. They were designed to be easier than the ones of the same difficulty.

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