Find Out Who Owns the Fish: 5 Houses, 5 Owners

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In summary: The German owns the fish.In summary, the five houses in a row are each occupied by a person of a different nationality, who each have a different pet, smoke a different brand of cigar, and drink a different beverage. The Brit lives in the red house, the Swede has dogs as pets, the Dane drinks tea, and the Norwegian lives in the first house. The green house is to the immediate left of the white house, and its owner drinks coffee. The owner of the yellow house smokes Dunhill, while the owner of the center house drinks milk. The owner of the blue house is Norwegian, and the owner of the green house smokes Prince and has a fish as a pet.
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There are 5 houses in 5 different colors in a row. In each house lives a person with a different nationality. The 5 owners drink a certain type of beverage, smoke a certain brand of cigar, and keep a certain pet. No owners have the same pet, smoke the same brand of cigar, or drink the same beverage.

Other facts:
The Brit lives in the red house.
The Swede keeps dogs as pets.
The Dane drinks tea.
The green house is on the immediate left of the white house.
The green house's owner drinks coffee.
The owner who smokes Pall Mall rears birds.
The owner of the yellow house smokes Dunhill.
The owner living in the center house drinks milk.
The Norwegian lives in the first house.
The owner who smokes Blends lives next to the one who keeps cats.
The owner who keeps the horse lives next to the one who smokes Dunhill.
The owner who smokes Bluemasters drinks beer.
The German smokes Prince.
The Norwegian lives next to the blue house.
The owner who smokes Blends lives next to the one who drinks water.

The question is - Who owns the fish?
 
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I believe the German lives in the green house (fourth in row), smokes a Prince cigar, drinks coffee and has a fish for a pet.
 
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Robert Zaleski said:
I believe the German lives in the green house (fourth in row), smokes a Prince cigar, drinks coffee and has a fish for a pet.
You are correct!
 

1. Who owns the fish in the "Find Out Who Owns the Fish" puzzle?

The puzzle does not specify who owns the fish, the goal is to use logic and clues to determine who the owner is among the five house owners.

2. How many houses and owners are there in the "Find Out Who Owns the Fish" puzzle?

There are five houses and five owners in this puzzle.

3. What are the clues given in the "Find Out Who Owns the Fish" puzzle?

The clues given are the following:

  • The Englishman lives in the red house.
  • The Spaniard owns the dog.
  • Coffee is drunk in the green house.
  • The Ukrainian drinks tea.
  • The green house is immediately to the right of the ivory house.
  • The Old Gold smoker owns snails.
  • Kools are smoked in the yellow house.
  • Milk is drunk in the middle house.
  • The Norwegian lives in the first house.
  • The man who smokes Chesterfields lives in the house next to the man with the fox.
  • Kools are smoked in the house next to the house where the horse is kept.
  • The Lucky Strike smoker drinks orange juice.
  • The Japanese smokes Parliaments.
  • The Norwegian lives next to the blue house.

4. What is the purpose of the "Find Out Who Owns the Fish" puzzle?

The purpose of the puzzle is to exercise logical thinking and deduction skills in order to determine who the owner of the fish is among the five house owners.

5. What is the solution to the "Find Out Who Owns the Fish" puzzle?

The solution to the puzzle is that the Norwegian, who lives in the first house, owns the fish.

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