Stang
06-30-2001, 04:09 PM
Got this in my mail from Steele. Scroll slowly so you dont see the answers :).
The following short quiz consists of 4 questions and tells whether you
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> qualified to be a "professional". Scroll down for each answer.
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> The questions are not that difficult.
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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
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> 2.How do you put an elephant into a refrigerator?
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> Wrong Answer: Open the refrigerator, put in the elephant and close the
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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
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> the repercussions of your actions.
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> 3.The Lion King is hosting an animal conference. All the animals
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> Correct Answer: The Elephant. The Elephant is in the refrigerator.
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> This tests your memory.
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> OK, even if you did not answer the first three questions correctly,
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> 4. There is a river you must cross, but it is inhabited by
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> Correct Answer: You swim across. All the Crocodiles are attending the
> Animal Meeting. This tests whether you learn quickly from your
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> According to Andersen Consulting Worldwide, around 90% of the
> professionals they tested got all questions wrong.
> But many preschoolers got several correct answers.
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> Anderson Consulting says this conclusively disproves the theory that
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> professionals have
> the brains of a four year old.
The following short quiz consists of 4 questions and tells whether you
> are
> qualified to be a "professional". Scroll down for each answer.
>
> The questions are not that difficult.
>
> 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.
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> 2.How do you put an elephant into a refrigerator?
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> Wrong Answer: 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 actions.
>
>
>
> 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.
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> This tests your memory.
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> OK, even if you did not answer the first three questions correctly,
you
> still have one more chance to show your abilities.
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> 4. There is a river you must cross, but it is inhabited by
> crocodiles. How do you manage it?
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> Correct Answer: You swim across. All the Crocodiles are attending the
> Animal Meeting. This tests whether you learn quickly from your
mistakes.
>
>
> According to Andersen Consulting Worldwide, around 90% of the
> professionals they tested got all 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.