A little intelligence test
Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2005 1:56 pm
The following short quiz consists of 4 questions and will determine whether you have the aptitude to be a professional. The questions are NOT that difficult. Scroll down for each answer.
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?
If you said, "Open the refrigerator, put in the elephant, close the refrigerator" that's the 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 question tests your memory.
OK, 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 inhabited by crocodiles. How do you manage it?
Correct answer: You swim across. All the crocodiles are attending the Lion King's 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. (Tom Golden Consulting says this test conclusively disproves the theory that most professionals have the brains of a four year
old.)
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?
If you said, "Open the refrigerator, put in the elephant, close the refrigerator" that's the 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 question tests your memory.
OK, 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 inhabited by crocodiles. How do you manage it?
Correct answer: You swim across. All the crocodiles are attending the Lion King's 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. (Tom Golden Consulting says this test conclusively disproves the theory that most professionals have the brains of a four year
old.)
