Originally Posted By SuzieQ 1. How do you put a giraffe into the 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 the 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.
Originally Posted By danyoung I've seen this test before, and I really strongly dislike it. Question 1 requires you to suspend reality, and there was no hint that this was a part of the exam. Question 2 refers back to question 1, and again there was no hint given that this was a parameter of the test. Questions almost always stand on their own, unlike in this test. I'd bet most people get question 3 right, as by now you have enough info about the nature of the test to think back to the earlier questions. But by question 4, the fact that all the animals are in a conference (as covered in question 3) was such a passing fact as to not rise to a level where it could reasonably be included in the current question. Geez, I've thought about this too much, haven't I? BTW, I did get question 3 correct, but that was the only one.
Originally Posted By x Pirate_Princess x My 5 year old got frustrated after the first question. I, too, thought it was a silly quiz. I've got a good one, I'm going to post it.
Originally Posted By christiemarsh88 I think it's funny! I don't take it as a serious quiz, though. More as just a joke.
Originally Posted By SuzieQ Not to mention no serious quiz would start with "How do you put a giraffe in a refrigerator?" That should be clue #1 screaming it's silly. LOL
Originally Posted By Pixie Glitter ROFL! FWIW, Ms. Q., this thread literally did make me laugh out loud. ;-)
