anyone know the asnwer
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Ok, I have tried with "Norwegians owning both water and zebra" and I can't seem to piece them out.
1: Colour is the easiest to piece out.
The Norwegian lives in the first house on the far left. The Norwegian lives next to the house with the blue door. We can safely say Norwegian is the first on the left AND Blue is the second.
Coffee is drunk in the house with the green door. The house with the green door is immediately to the right of the house with the ivory door. Meaning Ivory door then Green door with coffee.
The Englishman lives in the house with the red door. Now the colour is pieced out such that red, ivory and green cannot belong to the Norwegian as it will conflict with blue. That leaves yellow as the only option.
Marlboros are smoked in the house with the yellow door. This give you the Norwegian who lived in a yellow house smoking marlboros.
2: Next is the pets.
Marlboros are smoked in the house next to the house where the horse is kept. So the second house, which is blue, has the horse.
The Spaniard owns the dog. The Englishman lives in the house with the red door. Eliminating these two, we now have the Ukrainian and the Japanese vying for the second house.
3: Then comes the drinks.
Milk is drunk in the house in the middle. Coffee is drunk in the house with the green door. With milk and coffee out, we have orange juice and tea as the candidates for the house with blue door.
4: Assuming the Japanese is the owner of the blue door house.
The Flake smoker drinks orange juice. The Japanese smokes Rough Cut. Since the Japanese cannot smoke two kinds of pipe tabacco, that leaves the Ukrainian as the winner of the house with blue door.
So far we have: The Norwegian with yellow door, smoking Marlboros AND The Ukrainian with blue door, drinking tea, and owning a horse.
5: Lets talk about the drinks again.
Coffee is drunk in the house with the green door. Milk is drunk in the house in the middle. The Flake smoker drinks orange juice. Since the Norwegian lives in the house with the yellow door and smokes Marlboros, the Ukrainian drinks tea, we solved the part where the Norwegian drink the water! Woo hoo~~~ ONE part solved!
So far we have: The Norwegian with yellow door, drinking water, smoking Marlboros AND the Ukrainian with blue door, drinking tea, and own a horse.
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Continuing...
6: Completing the first two.
The Norwegian do not have a pet and the Ukrainian don't know what he smokes!
The Pall Mall smoker owns snails. The Flake smoker drinks orange juice. The Japanese smokes Rough Cut. All these are out so that leaves the Winston.
The man who smokes Winston lives in the house next to the man with the fox. This completes the first two houses.
So far we have: The Norwegian with yellow door, drinking water, smoking Marlboros and owns a fox.
The Ukrainian with blue door, drinking tea, smoking Winston and owns a horse.
7: Carrying on with the water.
Coffee is drunk in the house with the green door. Milk is drunk in the house in the middle. The Flake smoker drinks orange juice. With water, tea then milk, only coffee and orange juice are finding the fourth and fifth place.
8: Lets talk about the colours again.
The Englishman lives in the house with the red door. Coffee is drunk in the house with the green door. The house with the green door is immediately to the right (your right) of the house with the ivory door. Since the green door is right of the ivory door, we can say the red door is in the middle or the last of the whole arrangement.
9: Lets talk about the smokes again.
The Pall Mall smoker owns snails. The Flake smoker drinks orange juice. The Japanese smokes Rough Cut. So the Englishman either smokes Pall Mall or Flake. Vice versa for the Spaniard.
The Spaniard owns the dog. Lets ASSUME the Spaniards smoke Flake and drink orange juice AND the Englishman smokes Pall Mall and owns the snails.
So far we have, HYPOTHETICALLY: The Spaniard drinking orange juice, smoking Flake and owns a dog. The Englishman with red door, smoking Pall Mall and owning snails.
10: Completing the Englishman's part.
What he has left is the drink.
Milk is drunk in the house in the middle. Coffee is drunk in the house with the green door. The Flake smoker drinks orange juice. Remember the Englishman lives in the house with the red door, so the most likely candidate is the milk.
So far we have, HYPOTHETICALLY: The Spaniard drinking orange juice, smoking Flake and owns a dog. The Englishman with red door, drinking milk, smoking Pall Mall and owning snails.
Remember milk is drunk in the middle of the house.
So far we have:
The Norwegian with yellow door, drinking water, smoking Marlboros and owns a fox.
The Ukrainian with blue door, drinking tea, smoking Winston and owns a horse.
The Englishman with red door, drinking milk, smoking Pall Mall and owns snails.
11: Clearing the rest.
Since the Spaniard drinks orange juice, smokes Flake and owns a dog. What he has left is a house with the correct door colour.
Coffee is drunk in the house with the green door. With this clue given, we can safely say the Spaniard lives in the house with ivory doors and the remaining part is given to the Japanese.
Solved!
Yellow, Norwegian, Water, Marlboro, Fox
Blue, Ukranian, Tea, Winston, Horse
Red, English, Milk, Park Mall, Snails
Ivory, Spanish, Orange juice, Flake, Dog
Green, Japanese, Coffee, Rough Cut, Zebra -
so what's the right answer?
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i got the same answer as bontakun..took up a bit of my time though
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Norwegian drinks water and owns the zebra.
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can u believe if some ppl solve this problem in 5 mins?
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no norwegian drinks water but japanese owns the zebraOriginally posted by Kiazippono:Norwegian drinks water and owns the zebra. -
jeepoon drink water. ukraine owns zebra
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this kind of laychay riddle where got guess correct one??Originally posted by Demolition:hmmm...my guess is that the Norwegian own the Zebra and drink water
I oso got the same answer lah! -
Guys, tell us how you got to the different answers leh. I wanna know how its possible. I tried so many times yet I dunno how you guys got to there one.
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im sure we are correct!Originally posted by Bontakun:Guys, tell us how you got to the different answers leh. I wanna know how its possible. I tried so many times yet I dunno how you guys got to there one. -
no i;m very sure Norwegian drinks water and owns zeba...you guys go work it out again...
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This is a hard question for the lazy people, easy for the hardworking people.
If you ever bother to write out all the hints given, you will get an answer. If you never, no answer. -
Then explain your working here leh.Originally posted by Devilplot:no i;m very sure Norwegian drinks water and owns zeba...you guys go work it out again... -
cannot bee..impossibleOriginally posted by Devilplot:no i;m very sure Norwegian drinks water and owns zeba...you guys go work it out again... -
similanjiao
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bantakun!Originally posted by Bontakun:Its not my answer... and you spell my nick wrong!
didn't realise that.. sorry -
I too came to the conclusion that Bantakun is right after checking over again. Norwegian drinks water and Japanese Owns The Zebra.
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Botakun according to your answers the Englishman from the red house drinks milk? I thought milk is drunk in the middle ivory house? I am cun-fused man!!
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Thus paperwork is impt.Originally posted by Short Ninja:Botakun according to your answers the Englishman from the red house drinks milk? I thought milk is drunk in the middle ivory house? I am cun-fused man!!
I oso stuck at the part how the Norwegian drinks water and owning the zebra. Anyone can show the steps how to get that? -
i wouldn't say that i'm exactly right over here but i go with bontakun's answer. it's quite logically impossible if you really fit your answer as norweigan owning both the zebra and drinks water.
or MAYBE only people who are in the 2% could get this answer. there perhaps may be some twist to the question. could people who get the answer as Norweigan owning both zebra and drinks water give a proper explaination and steps to derive to the answer? thanks alot -
can we juz nuke em all?
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Can. Conventional or colgate version?Originally posted by Ito_^:can we juz nuke em all? -
The first time I dd this problem I got the answer in just a few minutes..Norwegian drinking Newater and owning a horse with stripes but after going through Botakun answers......Hey you guys could be right!!! Got any more puzzle or not? This is good mental exercise but too much of it also can become Bluur like sotong!.