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A Puzzle to Ponder...

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  1. devonFRATTONiser

    devonFRATTONiser Well-Known Member Forum Moderator

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    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
     
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  2. Tekkersaurus Rex

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    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... ;)
     
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  3. devonFRATTONiser

    devonFRATTONiser Well-Known Member Forum Moderator

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    Correct answer from Tekkersaurus Rex.

    Good idea answering by PM <ok> so others can have a go.
     
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  4. pompeymeowth

    pompeymeowth Prepare for trouble x Staff Member

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    That's easy peasy, lemon squeezy.

    The one who has a pond in his back garden, of course.
     
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  5. devonFRATTONiser

    devonFRATTONiser Well-Known Member Forum Moderator

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    That could almost have been your current avatar saying that <laugh>
     
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  6. 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
     
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  7. devonFRATTONiser

    devonFRATTONiser Well-Known Member Forum Moderator

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    Well done Richisonthebus33. A virtual silver medal for you.
     
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  8. Qwerty

    Qwerty Well-Known Member

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    Spent half an hour on it. Farked it up. Not happy.
     
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  9. 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.
     
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  10. Wooperts_duck

    Wooperts_duck Well-Known Member Staff Member

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    The one who had been to the funfair devo !!
     
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  11. PompeyRaichu

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    Is it Working Lunch devo?
     
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  12. pompeymeowth

    pompeymeowth Prepare for trouble x Staff Member

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    He does look rather pleased with himself, doesn't he?
     
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  13. devonFRATTONiser

    devonFRATTONiser Well-Known Member Forum Moderator

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    Bronze Medal to pompeymeowth<applause>
     
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  14. pompeymeowth

    pompeymeowth Prepare for trouble x Staff Member

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