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Wines and Cheeses Zebra Puzzle

Five friends are side by side talking about their favorite wines and cheeses. Can you find out whose favorite wine is Côtes de Rhône?

 
  • Shirt
  • Name
  • Wine
  • Cheese
  • Hobby
  • Age
Woman #1 #1
Woman #2 #2
Woman #3 #3
Woman #4 #4
Woman #5 #5
  • The oldest woman is next to the woman who likes Provolone.
  • The woman wearing the White shirt is somewhere between the woman wearing the Purple shirt and the woman who likes Zweigelt, in that order.
  • The woman that plays Bowling is next to the woman wearing the Green shirt.
  • At the fourth position is the lady wearing the Red shirt.
  • Michele is somewhere to the right of the woman wearing the Blue shirt.
  • Tina is next to the woman who likes Bowling.
  • At one of the ends is the lady who practices Yoga.
  • The woman wearing the White shirt is next to the woman that prefers Provolone.
  • Dawn is exactly to the left of the 35-year-old woman.
  • At the fourth position is the woman that plays Bowling.
  • Cheddar is the favorite cheese of the woman wearing the Red shirt.
  • The lady who likes Cooking is exactly to the left of the 55-year-old woman.
  • The 45-year-old woman is somewhere between the woman wearing the White shirt and the woman who likes Cheddar, in that order.
  • The 35-year-old woman likes Pinot Noir.
  • Patricia is exactly to the right of the lady that likes Painting.
  • The lady who likes Writing also likes Gamay.
  • The 45-year-old woman is next to the woman who likes Bowling.
  • The woman who likes Roquefort cheese is exactly to the left of the woman who likes Writing.
  • At one of the ends is the lady that likes Painting.
  • The woman who likes Brie is next to the woman who likes Provolone.
  • The lady wearing the White shirt is somewhere between the 50-year-old lady and the lady wearing the Blue shirt, in that order.
  • The 55-year-old woman is exactly to the right of the woman who likes Mencía.

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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