Some have said Einstein’s riddle is the worlds hardest riddle. It isn’t. The story is that Albert Einstein created it as a young man, and claimed that 98% of the world population couldn’t solve it. Though I’m not certain of the true origin, it is a tough one, and it is a good way to exercise your brainpower. Here it is:
– There are five houses next to each other on a street, painted five different colors.
– A person of different nationality lives in each house.
– The five home owners each drink a different beverage, smoke a different brand of cigar and keep a different pet.
Einstein’s riddle is simply this: Who owns the fish?
Of course, you need the necessary clues:
1. The British man lives in a red house.
2. The Swedish man keeps dogs as pets.
3. The Danish man drinks tea.
4. The Green house is next to, and on the left of the White house.
5. The owner of the Green house 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 center house drinks milk.
9. The...