There are five houses in a row. Each house is a different colour Each house is occupied by a different nationality All five owners have a different favourite drink All five smoke a different brand of cigarettes All five have different animals as pets The question is: WHO HAS THE GOLDFISH? Here is sufficient information in the following 15 statements for you to answer the question: 1. The Englishman lives in the red house 2. The Swedish man has a dog 3. The Danish man drinks tea 4. The green house is immediately to the left of the white house 5. The owner of the green house drinks coffee 6. The one who smokes Marlbro breeds birds 7. The owner of the yellow house smokes dunhill 8. The owner of the middle house drinks milk 9. The Norwegian lives in the first house 10. The one who smokes B&H lives next door to the one who has cats 11. The one with the horse lives next door to the one who smokes dunhill 12. The one who smokes superkings drinks beer 13. The German smokes silk cut 14. The Norwegian lives next door to the blue house 15. The one who smokes B&H lives next door to the one who drinks water
I got it! It took me a while, and I got stuck for about 15 mins halfway through, but I got it!! I'll send it as a mesaage so as not to ruin it for anyone else...
Think I've got it too. Devon, have sent you a pvt msg with the answer. Had me chewing my pen in frustration for a while and then it happened
The famous scientist who devised this puzzle said that only 2% of the world's population would be able to solve it. It's a bit like doing fiendish sudoku - deductive elimination.
