Variations of this riddle appear on the net from time to time. It is sometimes attributed to Albert Einstein and it is claimed that 98% of the people are incapable of solving it. Some commentators suggest that Einstein created such puzzles not to test out intelligence but to get rid of all the students who wanted him as an advisor. It is not likely that there is any truth to these stories. Whereever this comes from, it is a nice riddle.

Let us assume that there are five houses of different colors next to each other on the same road. In each house lives a man of a different nationality. Every man has his favorite drink, his favorite brand of cigarettes, and keeps pets of a particular kind.

    The Englishman lives in the red house.
    The Swede keeps dogs.
    The Dane drinks tea.
    The green house is just to the left of the white one.
    The owner of the green house drinks coffee.
    The Pall Mall smoker keeps birds.
    The owner of the yellow house smokes Dunhills.
    The man in the center house drinks milk.
    The Norwegian lives in the first house.
    The Blend smoker has a neighbor who keeps cats.
    The man who smokes Blue Masters drinks bier.
    The man who keeps horses lives next to the Dunhill smoker.
    The German smokes Prince.
    The Norwegian lives next to the blue house.
    The Blend smoker has a neighbor who drinks water.

The question to be answered is: Who keeps fish?

Mike Blackwood
oh lord! lmbo the only answer i have is not me i practice catch and release lol!!!! i thought who was on first! lol i'll be dizzy all day after reading this ,,
  • June 15, 2013
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Marge Pauls
The  German.
  • June 15, 2013
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Mona Rainwater
It's the man who keeps horses and lives in the blue house who lives in the center house and drinks milk and smokes the Blend, which is next to the first house, who is the Norwegian who lives next to the blue house. ( I have to guess that there is no right answer. )
  • June 16, 2013
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Mona Rainwater
Fun one, Linda!
  • June 16, 2013
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Marge Pauls
Actually, it's a very simple logic problem.  By coincidence, it's the very first one I ever solved--I was 7 and it took me an hour and a half.  I can do it in my head now and it took me 15 minutes this time.  If you want the answer, let me know and I'll post it on my wall.
  • June 16, 2013
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Marge Pauls
P.S.  It IS the German who keeps fishes...lol!
  • June 16, 2013
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Mona Rainwater
u must have more patience and time than me!
  • June 17, 2013
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Marge Pauls
I do tend to get a little anal retentive at times...
  • June 17, 2013
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Mona Rainwater
ha ha, Marge!
  • June 18, 2013
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Rocky
No......I can't do these.  I've tried a dozen times and it just gives me a headache.....a headache very similar to the one I have now.  Why did I think that I just MIGHT do it this time!!
  • June 18, 2013
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