
A few nights ago, I dug out the 1962 classic logic problem, 'Who Owns the Zebra'. So, for my fellow logical thinkers out there, I'm posting the clues. I know it is possible to find the answers on the Internet, but for the love of puzzles, I challenge you to figure it out on your own, using only the clues provided, paper and pencil, and your own noggin. I've solved it two or three times and can attest that it can be done. I'll post the answers next week. (Please don't post answers in comments!)
1. There are five houses.
2. The Englishman lives in the red house.
3. The Spaniard owns the dog.
4. Coffee is drunk in the green house.
5. The Ukrainian drinks tea.
6. The green house is immediately to the right of the ivory house.
7. The Old Gold smoker owns snails.
8. Kools are smoked in the yellow house.
9. Milk is drunk in the middle house.
10. The Norwegian lives in the first house.
11. The man who smokes Chesterfields lives in the house next to the man with the fox.
12. Kools are smoked in a house next to the house where the horse is kept.
13. The Lucky Strike smoker drinks orange juice.
14. The Japanese smokes Parliaments.
15. The Norwegian lives next to the blue house.
Now, who drinks water? Who owns the zebra?
*For clarity, each house is painted a different color, their inhabitants are different nationalities, own different pets, drink different beverages, and smoke different brands. 'Right' in clue 6 means the readers' right.
Happy puzzling!!
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