The following short quiz consists of 4 questions and will tell you whether you are qualified to be a professional.
Scroll down for each answer. The questions are NOT that difficult.
But don't scroll down UNTIL you have answered the question!
# 1. How do you put a giraffe into a refrigerator?
>> > > >> > > >> > > The correct answer is: Open the refrigerator, put in the giraffe, and close the door. This question tests whether you tend to do simple things in an overly complicated way. >
# 2. How do you put an elephant into a refrigerator? >> > >
>> > > >> > > Did you say, Open the refrigerator, put in the elephant, and close the refrigerator? Wrong Answer. Correct Answer: Open the refrigerator, take out the giraffe, put in the elephant and close the door. This tests your ability to think through the repercussions of your previous actions. > >> > > >> > > >> > >
# 3. The Lion King is hosting an animal conference. All the animals attend... except one. Which animal does not attend? >> > >
> >> > > >> > > Correct Answer: The Elephant. The elephant is in the refrigerator. You just put him in there. This tests your memory.
>> > > >> > > Okay, even if you did not answer the first three questions correctly, you still have one more chance to show your true abilities. >> > > >> > >
# 4. There is a river you must cross but it is used by crocodiles, and you do not have a boat. How do you manage it? >> > > >
>> > > >> > > >> > > Correct Answer: You jump into the river and swim across. Have you not been listening? All the crocodiles are attending the Animal Meeting. This tests whether you learn quickly from your mistakes.
>> > > According to Anderson Consulting Worldwide, around 90% of the professionals they tested got all questions wrong, but many preschoolers got several correct answers. Anderson Consulting says this conclusively disproves the theory that most professionals have the brains of a four-year-old. >> > >
Scroll down for each answer. The questions are NOT that difficult.
But don't scroll down UNTIL you have answered the question!
# 1. How do you put a giraffe into a refrigerator?
>> > > >> > > >> > > The correct answer is: Open the refrigerator, put in the giraffe, and close the door. This question tests whether you tend to do simple things in an overly complicated way. >
# 2. How do you put an elephant into a refrigerator? >> > >
>> > > >> > > Did you say, Open the refrigerator, put in the elephant, and close the refrigerator? Wrong Answer. Correct Answer: Open the refrigerator, take out the giraffe, put in the elephant and close the door. This tests your ability to think through the repercussions of your previous actions. > >> > > >> > > >> > >
# 3. The Lion King is hosting an animal conference. All the animals attend... except one. Which animal does not attend? >> > >
> >> > > >> > > Correct Answer: The Elephant. The elephant is in the refrigerator. You just put him in there. This tests your memory.
>> > > >> > > Okay, even if you did not answer the first three questions correctly, you still have one more chance to show your true abilities. >> > > >> > >
# 4. There is a river you must cross but it is used by crocodiles, and you do not have a boat. How do you manage it? >> > > >
>> > > >> > > >> > > Correct Answer: You jump into the river and swim across. Have you not been listening? All the crocodiles are attending the Animal Meeting. This tests whether you learn quickly from your mistakes.
>> > > According to Anderson Consulting Worldwide, around 90% of the professionals they tested got all questions wrong, but many preschoolers got several correct answers. Anderson Consulting says this conclusively disproves the theory that most professionals have the brains of a four-year-old. >> > >
Last edited by sergeriver (2006-09-12 16:39:09)