Who Owns the Zebra? Puzzle - Solution

The Puzzle:

Who Owns the Zebra?

There are five houses in a row, numbered from left to right, each of a different color and inhabited by people of different nationalities, with different pets, drinks and jobs. You are given the following clues:

• The English person 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 Carpenter owns snails;
• The Teacher lives in the yellow house;
• Milk is drunk in house #3;
• The Norwegian lives in house #1;
• The Gardener lives in the house next to the man with the fox;
• The Teacher lives next to the house where the horse is kept;
• The Doctor drinks orange juice;
• The Baker is Japanese;
• The Norwegian lives next to the blue house;

Someone drinks water, who is it?
Someone owns a zebra, who is it?

(Modified from the International Edition of Life Magazine 1962)

Our Solution:








House #1House #2House #3House #4House #5
NorwegianUkrainianEnglishmanSpaniardJapanese
YellowBlueRedIvoryGreen
FoxHorseSnailsDogZebra
TeacherGardener CarpenterDoctorBaker
WaterTeaMilkOrange JuiceCoffee

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