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The shortest sentences consist all of 26 letters of English alphabet!

* Forsaking monastic tradition, twelve jovial friars gave up their vocation for a questionable existence on the flying trapeze. (106 letters)
* No kidding — Lorenzo called off his trip to visit Mexico City just because they told him the conquistadores were extinct. (99 letters)
* Jelly-like above the high wire, six quaking pachyderms kept the climax of the extravaganza in a dazzling state of flux. (96 letters)
* Ebenezer unexpectedly bagged two tranquil aardvarks with his jiffy vacuum cleaner. (71 letters)
* Six javelins thrown by the quick savages whizzed forty paces beyond the mark. (64 letters)
* The explorer was frozen in his big kayak just after making *** discoveries. (64 letters)
* The July sun caused a fragment of black pine wax to ooze on the velvet quilt. (61 letters)
* The public was amazed to view the quickness and dexterity of the juggler. (60 letters)
* While Suez sailors wax parquet decks, Afghan jews vomit jauntily abaft. (59 letters)
* We quickly seized the black axle and just saved it from going past him. (57 letters)
* Six big juicy steaks sizzled in a pan as five workmen left the quarry. (56 letters)
* While making deep excavations we found some quaint bronze jewelry. (56 letters)
* Jaded zombies acted quaintly but kept driving their oxen forward. (55 letters)
* A mad boxer shot a quick, gloved jab to the jaw of his dizzy opponent. (54 letters)
* The job requires extra pluck and zeal from every young wage earner. (54 letters)
* A quart jar of oil mixed with zinc oxide makes a very bright paint. (53 letters)
* Whenever the black fox jumped the squirrel gazed suspiciously. (53 letters)
* We promptly judged antique ivory buckles for the next prize. (50 letters)
* How razorback-jumping frogs can level six piqued gymnasts! (49 letters)
* Crazy Fredericka bought many very exquisite opal jewels. (48 letters)
* Sixty zippers were quickly picked from the woven jute bag. (48 letters)
* Amazingly few discotheques provide jukeboxes. (40 letters)
* Heavy boxes perform quick waltzes and jigs. (36 letters)
* The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog. (33 letters)
* Pack my box with five dozen liquor jugs. (32 letters)
* Jackdaws love my big sphinx of quartz. (31 letters)
* The five boxing wizards jump quickly. (31 letters)
* How quickly daft jumping zebras vex. (30 letters)
* Quick zephyrs blow, vexing daft Jim. (29 letters)
* Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow. (29 letters)
* Waltz, nymph, for quick jigs vex Bud. (28 letters)
* Blowzy night-frumps vex’d Jack Q. (26 letters)
* Glum Schwartzkopf vex’d by NJ IQ. (26 letters)
* Mr. Jock, TV quiz PhD, bags few lynx. (26 letters)
* Cwm fjord-bank glyphs vext quiz. (26 letters) - ???
* Squdgy fez, blank jimp crwth vox! (26 letters) - ???
* TV quiz drag nymphs blew JFK cox. (26 letters)
* Q-kelt vug dwarf combs jynx phiz. (26 letters)

Einstein’s Puzzle / Загадка Эйнштейна

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Einstein’s Puzzle is the famous logical problem, which is ascribed to Albert Einstein. It is considered that this puzzle has been developed by Albert Einstein in his childhood. Also they say that Einstein has used this puzzle for examining ratiocination of his assistance candidates.

On one side of the street there are five different color houses. One person lives in each house. All of them are different nationality. Each of them likes unique brand of cigarettes, drink and pet.

Moreover:

  1. Englishman lives in red house.
  2. Swede has got a dog.
  3. The coffee is drunk in green house.
  4. Dane prefers tea.
  5. Green house is placed on the left side of white house.
  6. ‘Pall Mall’ smoker breeds birds.
  7. ‘Dunhill’ is smoked in yellow house.
  8. The milk is drunk in middle house.
  9. Norwegian lives in first house.
  10. ‘Marlboro’ smoker lives near the cat owner.
  11. ‘Dunhill’ smoker’s house is near the one, which has got a horse.
  12. ‘Winfield’ lover drinks beer.
  13. German smokes ‘Rothmans’.
  14. Norwegian lives near the blue house.
  15. Who smokes ‘Marlboro’ lives near the one who drinks water.

Question:

Which person has got a fish?


[s] Загадка Эйнштейна - известная логическая задача, авторство которой приписывается Альберту Эйнштейну. Считается, что эта головоломка была создана Альбертом Эйнштейном в годы его детства. Также бытует мнение, что она использовалась Эйнштейном для проверки кандидатов в ассистенты на способность к логическому мышлению.

С одной стороны улицы подряд стоят пять домов, каждый - своего цвета. В каждом живёт человек, все пять - разных национальностей. Каждый человек предпочитает уникальную марку сигарет, напиток и домашнее животное.Кроме того:

  1. Англичанин живёт в красном доме.
  2. Швед держит собаку.
  3. В зелёном доме пьют кофе.
  4. Датчанин предпочитает чай.
  5. Зелёный дом - по соседству слева от белого.
  6. Курильщик ‘Pall Mall’ разводит птиц.
  7. В жёлтом доме курят ‘Dunhill’.
  8. Молоко пьют в доме посередине.
  9. Норвежец живет в первом доме.
  10. Человек, курящий ‘Marlboro’, живёт рядом с хозяином кошки.
  11. Дом, где курят ‘Dunhill’, - рядом с тем, где держат лошадь.
  12. Любитель ‘Winfield’ пьёт пиво.
  13. Немец курит ‘Rothmans’.
  14. Норвежец живёт рядом с синим домом.
  15. Тот, кто курит ‘Marlboro’, живет рядом с тем, кто пьет воду.

Вопрос:

У кого живёт рыбка?


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