Only Two Percent of People Have Solved Albert Einstein's Riddle: Can You?

Can you solve a logic puzzle that Albert Einstein devised in 1930? This riddle, said to have been mastered by only two percent of people, is based purely on logic and contains no hidden tricks. Successfully solving it is presented as a badge of intelligence.

The puzzle describes a street with five houses, each painted a different color. Inhabiting these houses are individuals of distinct nationalities, each with unique drinking habits, preferred cigarette brands, and a pet. The core rule is that no two individuals share the same drink, cigarette brand, or pet.

Several clues are provided to guide the solver: the Briton lives in the red house, the Swede keeps a dog, the Dane drinks tea, the green house is to the left of the white house, the owner of the green house drinks coffee, the Pal Mal smoker owns birds, the yellow house resident smokes Dunhill, the person in the middle house drinks milk, the Norwegian lives in the first house, the Blends smoker lives next to the cat owner, the horse owner lives next to the Dunhill smoker, the Bluemaster smoker drinks beer, the German smokes Prince, the Norwegian lives next to the blue house, and the Blends smoker lives next to the water drinker.

The ultimate question posed is: Who owns the fish? For those who find the puzzle challenging, a video solution is offered.