Monday, July 30, 2007

爱因斯坦的谜题

(感谢 Megan 提供英文版本)(爱仁译为中文)


Albert Einstein请问你是不是世界上最聪明的人?解开这个谜题,你就会知道。

爱因斯坦在19世纪初就写了这个谜题。他说世上98%的人不可能解开这个谜题。

你能吗?

1 在一条街上有五所相连的房子,分别刷了不同的颜色。
2 五所房子分别住了五位不同国籍的人。
3 这五个人喝不相同的饮料、抽不相同牌子的香烟并养了不相同的宠物。

问题是:是谁养了鱼?

提示:

1 英国人住在红色房子。
2 瑞典人养狗。
3 丹麦人喝茶。
4 绿色房子座落在白色房子的左边。
5 绿色房子的主人喝咖啡。
6 抽 Pall Mall 香烟的人养鸟。
7 黄色房子的主人抽 Dunhill 香烟。
8 住在中间房子的人喝奶。
9 挪威人住在第一间房子。
10 抽 Blends 香烟的人与养猫的人为邻。
11 养马的人与抽 Dunhill 香烟的人为邻。
12 抽 Blue Master 香烟的人喝啤酒。
13 德国人抽 Prince 香烟。
14 挪威人住在蓝色房子的隔壁。
15 抽 Blends 香烟的人与喝水的人为邻。

Wednesday, July 25, 2007

Albert Einstein's Riddle

(This article is contributed by Megan)


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

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.

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?

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.