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.
2. How do you put an elephant into a refrigerator?
Wrong Answer: Open the refrigerator, put in the elephant and close the
refrigerator.
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?
Correct Answer: The Elephant. The Elephant is in the refrigerator. This
tests your memory. OK, even if you did not answer the first three
questions correctly, you still have one more chance to show your
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
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.