How do you put a giraffe into a refrigerator?
Today I stumbled upon (via Igor's blog) a quite interesting and strange bunch of questions that are supposed to be useful to decide if someone will be a good consultant. I must say I only got right questions 2 and 3. Post your results in a comment if you want to.
Q1. 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.
Q2. How do you put an elephant into a refrigerator?
Did you say, Open the refigerator, 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.
Q3. 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 were the one who just stuffed the elephant into the refrigerator.
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 analytical abilities.
Q4. 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 a consulting firm using this test, approximately 90% of the professionals tested answered incorrectly but many preschoolers answered several answers correctly.
One conjecture: most professionals don’t have the analytical powers of a four-year-old.
Q1. 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.
Q2. How do you put an elephant into a refrigerator?
Did you say, Open the refigerator, 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.
Q3. 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 were the one who just stuffed the elephant into the refrigerator.
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 analytical abilities.
Q4. 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 a consulting firm using this test, approximately 90% of the professionals tested answered incorrectly but many preschoolers answered several answers correctly.
One conjecture: most professionals don’t have the analytical powers of a four-year-old.
