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dafuzz · 07-07-2008, 09:56 PM

Einstein gives us a puzzle like this, for he stressed examining assumptions, and once wrote: "The important thing is to not stop questioning."

Facts:
1. There are 5 houses in 5 different colors
2. In each house lives a person with a different nationality..
3. These 5 owners drink a certain beverage, smoke a certain brand of cigar and keep a certain pet.
4. No owners have the same pet, smoke the same brand of cigar or drink the same drink.

Hints:
1. The Brit lives in a red house.
2. The Swede keeps dogs as pets.
3. The Dane drinks tea.
4. The green house is on the left of the white house.
5. The green house owner drinks coffee.
6. The person who smokes Pall Mall rears birds.
7. The owner of the yellow house smokes Dunhill.
8. The man living in the house right in the center drinks milk.
9. The Norwegian lives in the first house.
10. The man who smokes Blend lives next to the one who keeps cats.
11. The man who keeps horses lives next to the man who smokes Dunhill.
12. The owner who smokes Blue Master drinks beer.
13. The German smokes Prince.
14. The Norwegian lives next to the blue house.
15. The man who smokes Blend has a neighbor who drinks water.

The question for the Einstein test is ... WHO KEEPS THE FISH?

First person to post the correct answer 'wins'.

NOTE: I robbed this from another forum. I've not yet done this myself so I'm printing it off and taking it to bed. Therefore a) there's no confirmation of you being right till I've done it and b) it's not my fault if it's all wrong.

Oh, and c) no prizes. Give yourself a pat on the back etc.

Enjoy!

Whammyman · 07-07-2008, 10:03 PM

This would be dead easy for Monk, for me however....

MALAM · 07-07-2008, 10:12 PM

The German

JaseMorris · 07-07-2008, 10:13 PM

It's the Brit in the Red house at the far end (way over yonder...)

MALAM · 07-07-2008, 10:13 PM

House1-House2-House3-House4-House5
Color Yellow Blue Red Green White
Nation Norweg Dane Brit German Swede
BeverageWater Tea Milk Coffee Beer
CigBrand Dunhil Blend PalMal Prince BlueMaster
Pet Cats Horse birds FISH Dog

Brio · 07-07-2008, 10:17 PM

Who says anyone keeps fish? The answer could be 'none of them'.

I vote for the fishkeeper or failing that Captain Birdseye

Fretwired · 07-07-2008, 10:19 PM

Norwegian: cat, Dunhill, water, yellow
Dane: horse, Blend, tea, blue
Brit: bird, Pall Mall, milk, red
German: fish, Prince, coffee, green
Swede: dog, Blue Master, beer, white

It's the Kraut.

JaseMorris · 07-07-2008, 10:20 PM

Ahhh bollocks - I misread -I thought it said the man to the right of the centre not right in the centre.

Cock in a bun.

I can't even fucking read...

JaseMorris · 07-07-2008, 10:28 PM

Okay, so it's Herr Lipp...

Brio · 07-07-2008, 10:31 PM

You're making assumptions that one of THESE people keeps fish. Where does it say that? Isn't this the trap you are warned against?

07-07-2008, 09:56 PM	#1
dafuzz Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: SE London Posts: 3,076	So who feels brainy then? Einstein gives us a puzzle like this, for he stressed examining assumptions, and once wrote: "The important thing is to not stop questioning." Facts: 1. There are 5 houses in 5 different colors 2. In each house lives a person with a different nationality.. 3. These 5 owners drink a certain beverage, smoke a certain brand of cigar and keep a certain pet. 4. No owners have the same pet, smoke the same brand of cigar or drink the same drink. Hints: 1. The Brit lives in a red house. 2. The Swede keeps dogs as pets. 3. The Dane drinks tea. 4. The green house is on the left of the white house. 5. The green house owner drinks coffee. 6. The person who smokes Pall Mall rears birds. 7. The owner of the yellow house smokes Dunhill. 8. The man living in the house right in the center drinks milk. 9. The Norwegian lives in the first house. 10. The man who smokes Blend lives next to the one who keeps cats. 11. The man who keeps horses lives next to the man who smokes Dunhill. 12. The owner who smokes Blue Master drinks beer. 13. The German smokes Prince. 14. The Norwegian lives next to the blue house. 15. The man who smokes Blend has a neighbor who drinks water. The question for the Einstein test is ... WHO KEEPS THE FISH? First person to post the correct answer 'wins'. NOTE: I robbed this from another forum. I've not yet done this myself so I'm printing it off and taking it to bed. Therefore a) there's no confirmation of you being right till I've done it and b) it's not my fault if it's all wrong. Oh, and c) no prizes. Give yourself a pat on the back etc. Enjoy! __________________ All practise and no theory

07-07-2008, 10:19 PM	#7
Fretwired Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 5,307	Norwegian: cat, Dunhill, water, yellow Dane: horse, Blend, tea, blue Brit: bird, Pall Mall, milk, red German: fish, Prince, coffee, green Swede: dog, Blue Master, beer, white It's the Kraut. __________________ You know it can't have been a good night when you get into a fight with Spider-Man and two cross-dressing men

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07-07-2008, 10:03 PM	#2
Whammyman Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 5,214	This would be dead easy for Monk, for me however....

07-07-2008, 10:12 PM	#3
MALAM Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Brighton & North Wales Posts: 8,442	The German

07-07-2008, 10:13 PM	#5
MALAM Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Brighton & North Wales Posts: 8,442	House1-House2-House3-House4-House5 Color Yellow Blue Red Green White Nation Norweg Dane Brit German Swede BeverageWater Tea Milk Coffee Beer CigBrand Dunhil Blend PalMal Prince BlueMaster Pet Cats Horse birds FISH Dog

07-07-2008, 10:17 PM	#6
Brio Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,748	Who says anyone keeps fish? The answer could be 'none of them'. I vote for the fishkeeper or failing that Captain Birdseye

07-07-2008, 10:31 PM	#10
Brio Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,748	You're making assumptions that one of THESE people keeps fish. Where does it say that? Isn't this the trap you are warned against?