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Print-At-Home Zebra Puzzles
Print-At-Home Zebra Puzzles
  • 60 Zebra Puzzles (PDFs)
  • 30 medium + 15 hard + 15 very hard puzzles
  • Answers included

Fouth of July Zebra Puzzle

Five families are celebrating the Fourth of July in their own way. Each family has a different favorite patriotic song, a different color house, and a different barbecue. Each family also has a different tradition and a different dog. Determine the surname of each family, the color of each house, the barbecue each family is having, the 4th of July tradition each family has, and the dog each family owns.

Print-At-Home Zebra Puzzles
Print-At-Home Zebra Puzzles
  • 60 Zebra Puzzles (PDFs)
  • 30 medium + 15 hard + 15 very hard puzzles
  • Answers included
 
  • Color
  • Family
  • Barbecue
  • Tradition
  • Song
  • Dog
House #1 #1
House #2 #2
House #3 #3
House #4 #4
House #5 #5
  • The family with the Afghan Hound lives immediately after the family with the Great Dane.
  • The family in the Orange house lives somewhere between the family whose favorite patriotic song is God Bless America and the family in the Black house, in that order.
  • The family having Shrimp barbecue lives next to the family having Lamb barbecue.
  • The family living in the Black house has the tradition of having a Ceremony.
  • The family in the Black house lives somewhere to the left of the family having the Lamb barbecue.
  • The family in the Orange house lives somewhere between the family having the Pork barbecue and the family with the Afghan Hound, in that order.
  • The family with the Picnic tradition also has a Great Dane.
  • The Adams family lives next to the family in the Black house.
  • The family in the Orange house lives somewhere to the left of the family having the Chicken barbecue.
  • The family with the Afghan Hound lives immediately after the family whose favorite patriotic song is America the Beautiful.
  • The family with the Afghan Hound lives immediately after the Olson family.
  • The family in the Purple house lives somewhere between the family with the Scottish Terrier and the family having the Shrimp barbecue, in that order.
  • The family whose favorite patriotic song is Only in America lives in the last house.
  • The family in the Black house lives somewhere to the left of the family with the Fireworks tradition.
  • The Robinson family lives immediately after the family with the Pointer dog.
  • The Poodle-owning family lives somewhere to the right of the family in the Black house.
  • The family that likes Stars and Stripes Forever lives next to the family in the Red House.
  • The family with the Parade tradition lives in the first house.
  • The Parker family lives next to the family with the Poodle.
  • The family with the Scottish Terrier lives in the first house.

How to play

  • The best way to start is reading all the clues and marking the most basic ones (example: The Brazilian lives in the second house.);
  • Now, it is possible that other types of clues are available to be used (example: The person who drinks Water is exactly to the left of the Brazilian.);
  • After doing the last step several times, you will have to use logic to deduce information and proceed with the resolution;
  • All the clues must be used;
  • The game ends when all the clues are correctly checked and everything is filled.

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