Last month we gave you a riddle directly from the genius mind of Albert Einstein himself (or so they say.)

Last MONTH’S RIDDLE: EINSTEIN’S PUZZLE

Last month, we’ve given you a challenge straight from the genius mind of Albert Einstein himself. It’s said that Albert Einstein invented this riddle when he was a little boy and stated that “only 2 percent of the world’s population can solve it.” (Many people question the authenticity of this claim and insist that Einstein never wrote the riddle – but it’s a good story!)

There are no tricks – just logic – so don’t give up!

1. On a street, there are five houses painted five different colors.
2. In each house lives a person of a different nationality.
3. These fives homeowners each drink a different beverage, smoke a different brand of cigar, and keep a different pet.

THE QUESTION: WHO OWNS THE FISH?

Hints:

1. The Brit lives in a red house.
2. The Swede keeps dogs as pets.
3. The Dane drinks tea.
4. The green house is next to and on the left of the white house.
5. The owner of the green house drinks coffee.
6. The person who smokes Pall Mall owns birds.
7. The owner of the yellow house smokes Dunhill.
8. The man living in the center house drinks milk.
9. The Norwegian lives in the first house.
10. The man who smokes Blends lives next to the one who keeps cats.
11. The man who keeps horses lives next to the man who smokes Dunhill.
12. The man who smokes Blue Master drinks beer.
13. The German smokes Prince.
14. The Norwegian lives next to the blue house.
15. The man who smokes Blends has a neighbor who drinks water.

Once you think you’ve got the correct answer, type www.sysaid.com/nationality to see if you’re right. For example, if you think the Italian owns the fish, type www.sysaid.com/italian. (No, Italian is not actually a real option – just to save any further confusion!)

The solution:
It’s a bit like solving Sudoku! Draw a table and fill it bit by bit with the information you know – and the information you can deduce.



THIS MONTH’S RIDDLE: THE MISSING DOLLAR

For this month's riddle, we'll give you only one hint: try to stay focused on the facts that are relevant!

Three men go to lunch at a restaurant. The total comes to $30, so each man pays $10. The manager realizes the bill should only be $25, so he asks the waiter to return $5 to the men. Each man takes back $1, and they tell the waiter to keep the remaining $2 as a tip.

Each man now has $1 back in his pocket, meaning they each paid $9 for the meal. That comes to a total of $27. The waiter has $2 as a tip. If the men originally handing over $30, what happened to the missing dollar?

Good luck!

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