Monday, August 20, 2007

A Short Quiz

My sister sent this to me via e-mail. Normally I'm not the type to pass these things along, but this was clever. See how you do, I caught on and got the final question right.


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 conference. 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.

Whatever your score, hope you enjoyed a little creative thinking today!

2 comments:

Chase Abner said...

Me = unqualified.

However, my answer for #4 was to take the elephant out of the refrigerator and ride it across the river. I think it shows my ability to remember previous tasks and to use past work as a platform for success in the future.

My answer was the same for the first two questions: cut them up.

~teachmom~ said...

Hahaha. I have already seen this test a LONG time ago and got them wrong. I got them all wrong again because I couldn't remember. Now you know the debths of my memory problem (and yikes, my age!) Or can I call it, "Mommy Brain Syndrome?"