The Einstein Puzzle (aka the “Zebra Puzzle”) is
an intelligence test that was supposedly
invented by Einstein to discourage students
from wanting him as their adviser. It is said
to have a 98 percent failure rate.
Here’s the puzzle:
There are five houses next to each other on a
road. Each house is a different color and has
a different male owner. Each owner has
different tastes—including type of pet,
favorite drink, and brand of cigarettes.
Each man also has a different nationality.The
Swede has dogs. The German smokes Prince
cigarettes. The green house is just to the left
of the white house. The man who likes Blue
Masters cigarettes also drinks beer. The Dane
drinks tea. The owner of the yellow house
smokes Dunhill cigarettes. The Norwegian
owns the first house. The owner of the green
house also drinks The Brit lives in the red
house. The owner of the center house drinks
milk. The smoker of Blend cigarettes has a
neighbor with cats. The man who smokes Pall
Mall cigarettes also keeps birds. The
Norwegian lives next to the blue house. The
smoker of Blend cigarettes has a neighbor
who drinks water. The man who lives next to
the Dunhill smoker also keeps horses.
Which man owns a pet fish?
