Quiz for smart people

**Jadapit** · 05-27-2005, 09:58 AM

I hope you all do better on this than I did.

The following short quiz consists of 4 questions and will tell you
> whether you are qualified to be a professional. Scroll down for each
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> The questions are NOT that difficult. But don't scroll down UNTIL you
> have answered the question!
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> 1. How do you put a giraffe into a refrigerator?
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> 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.
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> 2. How do you put an elephant into a refrigerator?
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> Did you say, Open the refrigerator, put in the elephant, and close the
> refrigerator?
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> 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.
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> 3. The Lion King is hosting an animal conference. All the animals
> attend... except one. Which animal does not attend?
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> 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.
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> 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?
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> 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.
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> According to Anderson Consulting Worldwide, around 90% of the
> professionals they tested got all questions wrong, but many pres
> choolers got several correct answers. Anderson Consulting says this
> conclusively disproves the theory that most professionals have the
> brains of a four-year-old