Who's Got the Goat?


One of the readers of this site submitted the following puzzle.  It's in the same vein as the Who Owns the Fish? problem on The Puzzle Page, so if you liked that one I'm sure you'll enjoy this one as well.


1. There are five houses in a row, each of a different color and inhabited by people of different nationalities, with different pets, drinks, and automobiles.
2. The Scottish person lives in the red house.
3. The Greek person owns a dog.
4. Expresso is drunk in the green house.
5. The Ukrainian drinks Coke.
6. The green house is immediately to the right (your right) of the ivory house.
7. The Ford driver owns turtles.
8. The Lexus driver lives in the yellow house.
9. Grape juice is drunk in the middle house.
10. The Norwegian lives in the first house on the left.
11. The man who drives the Chevy lives in the house next to the person with the fox.
12. A Lexus is parked at the house next to the house where the horse is kept.
13. The Dodge owner drinks orange juice.
14. The Japanese person owns a Ferrari.
15. The Norwegian lives next to the blue house.

Now, who drinks Pepsi? And who has the goat?

I give up, show me the Answer




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