Who owns the fish?

Einstein once said “It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer.” He estimated that only about 2% of people would be able to solve this puzzle. Not because of it’s complexity, but because of the sustained effort it takes to solve it. This is a strong analogy for business in my opinion. It’s not so much about the technique, or the strategy - it’s about practice and doing the work. Good luck.

There are five houses of different colors next to each other. In each house lives a man. Each man has a unique nationality, an exclusive favorite drink, a distinct favorite brand of cigarettes and keeps specific pets. Use all the clues below to fill the grid and answer the question: Who owns the fish?

  • The Brit lives in the Red house.

  • The Swede keeps Dogs as pets.

  • The Dane drinks Tea.

  • The Green house is exactly to the left of the White house.

  • The owner of the Green house drinks Coffee.

  • The person who smokes Pall Mall rears Birds.

  • The owner of the Yellow house smokes Dunhill.

  • The man living in the centre house drinks Milk.

  • The Norwegian lives in the first house.

  • The man who smokes Blends lives next to the one who keeps Cats.

  • The man who keeps Horses lives next to the man who smokes Dunhill.

  • The man who smokes Blue Master drinks Beer.

  • The German smokes Prince.

  • The Norwegian lives next to the Blue house.

  • The man who smokes Blends has a neighbour who drinks Water.