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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

UN Delegates Zebra Puzzle

Five delegates are side by side in a meeting at the United Nations. Each one has a particular concern to talk about. Follow the clues to discover their worries.

Print-At-Home Zebra Puzzles
Print-At-Home Zebra Puzzles
  • 60 Zebra Puzzles (PDFs)
  • 30 medium + 15 hard + 15 very hard puzzles
  • Answers included
 
  • Tie
  • Country
  • Concern
  • Age
  • Pet
  • Hobby
Delegate #1 #1
Delegate #2 #2
Delegate #3 #3
Delegate #4 #4
Delegate #5 #5
  • The delegate wearing the Black tie is somewhere to the left of the delegate that has a Turtle.
  • The man who likes Scuba diving is somewhere between the man wearing the Green tie and the man who likes Jogging, in that order.
  • The German is next to the 45-year-old delegate.
  • The delegate worried about Deforestation has a Fish as a pet.
  • At one of the ends is the man that has a Cat.
  • The man wearing the Green tie is somewhere between the French and the delegate concerned about Climate Change, in that order.
  • At the first position is the 50-year-old man.
  • The delegate concerned about Climate Change is at one of the ends.
  • The man who has a Dog is exactly to the right of the man whose hobby is Jogging.
  • The man wearing the Blue tie likes Woodworking.
  • The delegate concerned about Immigrants is next to the delegate wearing the Blue tie.
  • The man wearing the Green Tie is somewhere between the man wearing the White tie and the American, in that order.
  • The Brazilian is next to the 50-year-old delegate.
  • At the second position is the man who likes Gardening.
  • The youngest man is somewhere between the delegate worried about Deforestation and the 55-year-old man, in that order.
  • The man wearing the White tie is at one of the ends.
  • The Canadian is somewhere between the man that likes Gardening and the man that likes Jogging, in that order.
  • The 45-year-old delegate is at the third position.
  • The delegate wearing the Green tie is somewhere to the left of the man that has a Snake.
  • The 40-year-old man likes Jogging.
  • The delegate concerned about Poverty is at one of the ends.

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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