EXERCISE IN DEDUCTIVE REASONING: WHO OWNS THE ZEBRA?

There are five houses in a row. Each house is a different color and is lived in by a man of a different nationality. Each man owns a different pet, likes a different drink, and eats at a different fast food place. Using the following facts only, try to figure out which man owns the zebra and which one drinks water.

1. The Englishman lives in the red house.

2. The Spaniard owns the dog.

3. Coffee is drunk in the green house.

4. The Ukrainian drinks tea.

5. The green house is immediately to the right of the white house.

6. The Burger King eater owns snails.

7. The Pizza Huteater lives in the yellow house.

8. Milk is drunk in the middle house.

9. The Norwegian lives in the first house on the left.

10. The man who eats Taco Bell lives in the house next to the man with the fox.

11. The Pizza Huteater lives in the house next to the house where the horse is kept.

12. The KFC eater drinks orange juice.

13. The Japanese eats atMcDonalds.

14. The Norwegian lives next to the blue house.

Who Owns the Zebra?

House #1 / House #2 / House #3 / House #4 / House #5
Color
Nationality
Pet
Drink
Fast Food
House #1 / House #2 / House #3 / House #4 / House #5
Color
Nationality
Pet
Drink
Fast Food

Answer to Who Owns the Zebra?

House #1 / House #2 / House #3 / House #4 / House #5
Color / Yellow / Blue / Red / White / Green
Nationality / Norwegian / Ukrainian / Englishman / Spaniard / Japanese
Pet / Fox / Horse / Snail / Dog / Zebra
Drink / Water / Tea / Milk / Orange
Juice / Coffee
Fast Food / Pizza Hut / Taco Bell / Burger King / KFC / McDonalds