Are you smarter than 98% of the population??

Sal@AUTOcouture · 10-18-2007, 01:44 AM

I'm proud to say I figured it out. Can you?

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ALBERT EINSTEIN'S RIDDLE

ARE YOU IN THE TOP 2% OF INTELLIGENT PEOPLE IN THE WORLD? SOLVE THE RIDDLE AND FIND OUT.

There are no tricks, just pure logic, so good luck and don't give up.

1. In a street there are five houses, painted five different colours.
2. In each house lives a person of different nationality
3. These five homeowners each drink a different kind of beverage, smoke 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 rears birds.
7. The owner of the Yellow house smokes Dunhill.
8. The man living in the centre 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 neighbour who drinks water.

ALBERT EINSTEIN WROTE THIS RIDDLE EARLY DURING THE 19th CENTURY. HE SAID THAT 98% OF THE WORLD POPULATION WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO SOLVE IT.

BMWE90 · 10-18-2007, 01:50 AM

Im smarter than a 5th grader.

djmatty · 10-18-2007, 02:13 AM

lol, I remember these from 7th grade...

AH · 10-18-2007, 02:20 AM

what do you think?

Vannak · 10-18-2007, 02:52 AM

The German have the fish. Took a bit of thinking, but makes sense at the end

Sal@AUTOcouture · 10-18-2007, 08:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vannak

The German have the fish. Took a bit of thinking, but makes sense at the end

the German's have the Horses

TurboFan · 10-18-2007, 09:34 AM

German has the fish. Fits the criteria.

1 2 3 4 5
Nationality Norwegian Dane Brit German Swede
House color Yellow Blue Red Green White
smoke Dunhill blends Pall Mall Prince Blue Master
pet cats? Horses Birds fish Dog
drink water tea milk Coffee beer

inabis · 10-18-2007, 10:20 AM

wait does that mean I'm smarter than 98% of the population or just 98% of the population in the early 1900s??

ChineseGuy · 10-18-2007, 10:24 AM

well...it's not that hard if you keep trying...you'll eventually get the answer if you do trail on error....until you get the answer....

so i think the riddle is...only 2% of the population is smart enough to NOT do this riddle let their brain relax a bit.....

hehe

Sal@AUTOcouture · 10-18-2007, 10:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TurboFan

German has the fish. Fits the criteria.

1 2 3 4 5
Nationality Norwegian Dane Brit German Swede
House color Yellow Blue Red Green White
smoke Dunhill blends Pall Mall Prince Blue Master
pet cats? Horses Birds fish Dog
drink water tea milk Coffee beer

yupp! found my error

Gort · 10-18-2007, 10:56 AM

I hate riddles, but I love the BK drive-by on Ronald!

phoenixbmwlife · 10-18-2007, 11:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TurboFan

German has the fish. Fits the criteria.

1 2 3 4 5
Nationality Norwegian Dane Brit German Swede
House color Yellow Blue Red Green White
smoke Dunhill blends Pall Mall Prince Blue Master
pet cats? Horses Birds fish Dog
drink water tea milk Coffee beer

SEARCHING FOR THE ANSWER ON THE NET DOES NOT MAKE YOU ANY SMARTER.

3onDubs · 10-18-2007, 12:05 PM

German has the fish (and lives in the green house, smokes prince, drinks coffee)

EDIT: I swear I didn't scroll down before lol

TurboFan · 10-18-2007, 12:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by k3n R3d

searching For The Answer On The Net Does Not Make You Any Smarter.

Thanks smart ass but I took 3 minutes and made a quick spreadsheet. It's really fucking easy if you do that.

I don't think I'm smarter than 98% of the people, but I'm clearly smarter than you.

einstein riddle solution.zip

ChineseGuy · 10-18-2007, 01:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TurboFan

Thanks smart ass but I took 3 minutes and made a quick spreadsheet. It's really fucking easy if you do that.

I don't think I'm smarter than 98% of the people, but I'm clearly smarter than you.

Attachment 106709

+1

i was planning to do this in my lecture time, took me like...3 minutes...

made me hadta listen to the prof for the remaining hour....

Slke46 · 10-18-2007, 03:00 PM

I also agree the killer is German living in the green house with the fish bowl who drinks coffee and smokes the Princes.

I took my time and made a quick chart took me 20-30mins of hard paid work time money... boy our tax dollars are going to good work!!!

yomash · 10-18-2007, 08:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TurboFan

German has the fish. Fits the criteria.

1 2 3 4 5
Nationality Norwegian Dane Brit German Swede
House color Yellow Blue Red Green White
smoke Dunhill blends Pall Mall Prince Blue Master
pet cats? Horses Birds fish Dog
drink water tea milk Coffee beer

+1

Thats what I got

Kiemyster · 10-19-2007, 01:49 AM

whatever it is, Pall Mall Menthols are awesome

lol i just had one

Year's_End · 10-20-2007, 04:32 AM

I honestly had no idea trying to figure this out.

10-18-2007, 01:44 AM	#1
Sal@AUTOcouture 735 Rep 10,105 Posts Drives: E93 M3, E36 M3 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Sofla iTrader: (30)	Are you smarter than 98% of the population?? I'm proud to say I figured it out. Can you? ---------------------------------------------------------- ALBERT EINSTEIN'S RIDDLE ARE YOU IN THE TOP 2% OF INTELLIGENT PEOPLE IN THE WORLD? SOLVE THE RIDDLE AND FIND OUT. There are no tricks, just pure logic, so good luck and don't give up. 1. In a street there are five houses, painted five different colours. 2. In each house lives a person of different nationality 3. These five homeowners each drink a different kind of beverage, smoke 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 rears birds. 7. The owner of the Yellow house smokes Dunhill. 8. The man living in the centre 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 neighbour who drinks water. ALBERT EINSTEIN WROTE THIS RIDDLE EARLY DURING THE 19th CENTURY. HE SAID THAT 98% OF THE WORLD POPULATION WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO SOLVE IT.
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Vannak New Member 4 Rep 27 Posts Drives: E90 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Santa Ana, California iTrader: (0)	The German have the fish. Took a bit of thinking, but makes sense at the end
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TurboFan Ski bum 321 Rep 6,198 Posts Drives: sideways Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Knee deep in the pow iTrader: (8)	German has the fish. Fits the criteria. 1 2 3 4 5 Nationality Norwegian Dane Brit German Swede House color Yellow Blue Red Green White smoke Dunhill blends Pall Mall Prince Blue Master pet cats? Horses Birds fish Dog drink water tea milk Coffee beer __________________ 1999 e46 328i Ti Silver / Black[retired] 2007 e90 335xi Jet Black / Black[retired] 2011 e70 X5 35d Vermillion Red / Cinnamon 2011 e92 M3 LeMans / Fox Red extended
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inabis Captain 290 Rep 955 Posts Drives: E90 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Daytona Beach->Denver->Seattle->The Bay iTrader: (2) Garage List 2006 325i [0.00]	wait does that mean I'm smarter than 98% of the population or just 98% of the population in the early 1900s??
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ChineseGuy QuickShifter 139 Rep 1,500 Posts Drives: Black E90 Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: North Pole iTrader: (2)	well...it's not that hard if you keep trying...you'll eventually get the answer if you do trail on error....until you get the answer.... so i think the riddle is...only 2% of the population is smart enough to NOT do this riddle let their brain relax a bit..... hehe
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Gort Klaatu Barada Nikto 30 Rep 1,169 Posts Drives: 2017 X3-35i Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: A Bipolar Planet iTrader: (0)	I hate riddles, but I love the BK drive-by on Ronald!
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3onDubs You live by the sword... 216 Rep 8,244 Posts Drives: M4 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: OC iTrader: (3) Garage List 2007 328i [0.00]	German has the fish (and lives in the green house, smokes prince, drinks coffee) EDIT: I swear I didn't scroll down before lol
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Slke46 Captain 25 Rep 952 Posts Drives: E90 Sedan Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Toronto Canada iTrader: (4)	I also agree the killer is German living in the green house with the fish bowl who drinks coffee and smokes the Princes. I took my time and made a quick chart took me 20-30mins of hard paid work time money... boy our tax dollars are going to good work!!! __________________ 01 540I - M-sport Premium Package ~ 19' HP Evo Staggerrred ~
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