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There are 5 houses in 5 different colors in a row.
In each house lives a man with a different nationality.
The 5 owners drink a certain type of beverage, smoke a certain brand of cigar, and keep a certain pet.
No owners have the same pet, smoke the same brand of cigar, or drink the same beverage.
Other facts:
1. The British person lives in the red house.
2. The Swede keeps dogs as pets.
3. The Dane drinks tea.
4. The green house is on the left of the white house.
5. The green homeowner drinks coffee.
6. The man who smokes Pall Mall keeps 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 Blend lives next to the one who keeps cats.
11. The man who keeps the horse lives next to the man who smokes Dunhill.
12. The man who smokes Bluemaster drinks beer.
13. The German smokes Prince.
14. The Norwegian lives next to the blue house.
15. The man who smokes Blend has a neighbor who drinks water.
Question: Who owns the fish?
(I take no credit for this question, I was able to solve it however in about 30 minutes, so I think it would make a good interview question, assuming that Einstein was quoted correctly as having stated that only 2% of the population would be able to answer it, and if he did state that, also assuming that he was correct. It shows the ability to work through a problem logically, and if the interviewee came prepared or not. I used 6 pieces of paper and a pen, which is something everyone going to an interview should have with them.)