How smart are ya'?

[zacaron]

Spoiler: my guess

german

 

[Biosophilogical]

No-one has the fish, because I gave them all cats, hungry cats.

OT:

Spoiler: I did this about a month ago

The answer is the german

 

[Veret]

Sorry if I'm missing anything here; I only read the OP to avoid seeing any hints. Here's my answer:

Spoiler: Suck it, Einstein!

The Norwegian keeps fish. He also lives in a yellow house, smokes Dunhills, and drinks water. The order of the houses from left to right are yellow, blue, red, green, and white. I could figure out the rest, but I stopped working on it once I got the fish.

Edit: After reading through some other answers, it looks like I made a mistake about 80% of the way through. Excuse me while I go drown my sorrows with a glass of water, a pack of Dunhills, and the other 98% of the world.

 

[LockeDown]

I think my logic is sound. Also, it should be noted that in colloquial English, "neighbor" can be used to describe anyone living within remote vicinity of your home. They don't have to live right next to you. Some of the people a few doors down from me are considered my "neighbors". All these people are each other's neighbors.

Spoiler

It's the German.

Edit: Went back and checked. Made a logical mis-step about 85% of the way through. I are ashamed. Fixed the answer.

 

[Mozared]

I could do this if I wasn't stoned right now.

DAMN YOU DEVIL WEED!!

I work in the opposite manner of you - I could do this if I were stoned right now. In my current state, I can't focus my attention enough to bother and try.

 

[Puzzles]

Yay, I got it but I wasn't certain I was right when I finished working it out (until I checked the answer).

Took about 5 minutes and one scribble covered sheet of paper, hehe.

EDIT: I want more! Someone give me another logic puzzle. I LIKE PUZZLES.

 

[Cbargs]

It's the Brit right?

 

[Dramatic Flare]

Spoiler

German.

 

[Ridonculous_Ninja]

Finished this in 10 minutes the first time I saw it, apparently that makes me as smart as JFK.

Those statistics accompanying this riddle are probably made up though so it doesn't really matter.

 

[Zetsubou]

I just got intense satisfaction out of figuring out that

Spoiler

It was the german who owned the fish in the green house

then got rather sad that it took me an hour to figure it out.

 

[Once a Human]

Took me 20 minutes, one guess, one change, then I got it no problem. I'm not gonna let you know my IQ though, you're all so intent on insulting the intelligent that I won't give you the satisfaction.

 

[lenneth]

im guessing a lot of the people here would really enjoy the Professor Layton series (if they dont already)

 

[The_ModeRazor]

I did that puzzle when I was 11.
Actually it's very simple. You don't even have to think much, just make a table.

 

[Simriel]

I have an I.Q of 162. I already AM smarter than 98% of the world.

I.Q tests measure how good you are at I.Q tests.

I know, but given that there is no other way to actually measure intelligence it has to do. And there is a link between I.Q and actual intelligence. More intelligent people are more likely to have a higher score.

But not something to brag about, or judge a person by.

I wasn't bragging. OP said solving the puzzle would make me smarter than 98% of the world. Statistically I already am.

 

[Crimsader]

Wasn't this the riddle that Einstein said only 2% of the people can solve? I don't think that's an indicator for smartness as most people that get on well with maths will solve it without problems and those who aren't good at maths won't have an idea how to solve it.

 

[dfcrackhead]

Snip

Hope you don't mind, but I copy and pasted this puzzle to show to friends and stuff...oh and OT I got it right my first try, but I kind of cheated and used Excel to organize everything so I could see it all in front of me

 

[minignu]

Did in about 10 minutes. It seems hard, but you can just use a little tiny bit of trial and error and it's easy enough. Being not that intelligent myself, I doubt it's really that much of a test of intelligence, rather your patience.

 

[Eisenfaust]

whoopsey... i'm sorta drunkishish now so my answer really only extends to "what?!" oh dears...

 

[pantallica95]

it took me three post its, a sheet of printer paper, a microsoft excel spreadsheet and 20 minutes, but i got it!

Spoiler

It's the german.

 

[SmartIdiot]

First time I came across that, took me a bloody hour and 20 minutes. The old brain is slowing down...

Spoiler

Nationality---House-Cigarette-Drink-Pet

Norwegian...Yellow-Dunhill-Water-Cats
Dane.............Blue-Blends-Tea-Horse
Brit.................Red-PaulMalls-Milk-Birds
German........Green-Prince-Coffee-FISH
Swede...........White-Bluemaster-Beer-Dogs

It is more logic than anything, looking at the obvious. The whole '98% of the world can't do this' is to make it appear more difficult. PMA my friends. Even if it did take me a while :/.
Now to get back that time...