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#235242 - Tue Jul 13 2004 06:21 PM A Quick Test
Gatsby722 Offline
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Registered: Fri May 18 2001
Posts: 123698
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First of all there will be large gaps between these 4 questions and their answers. This is so that you can come up with an answer before you're given the "right" answer. I thought this was interesting....

Question 1: How do you put a giraffe in your refrigerator?














Answer: Pretty simple. Just open the door, cram it in there, and close the door!
(This question is designed to see if you look at things in a complicated way )


Question 2: How do you squeeze an elephant into the same refrigerator of yours?















You didn't say "Just open the door and cram it in there", did you? The first thing to do would be to get that giraffe out of there first.Then put in the elephant.

(This question is meant to determine how well you see the repercussions of your previous actions).

Question 3: Next, The Lion King is hosting an animal conference for all animals on the planet. Which one doesn't show up?














The elephant, seeing as how he or she is trapped in your fridge and all!

(This question supposedly tests your memory)

Last Question: In just moments you decide that you simply must get across the river behind your house. But it is full of man-eating crocodiles and you have no boat. How do you get to the other side?














Since all animals, including crocodiles, are at The Lion King's conference, it seems you are safe to dive in and swim across.

(A question designed to see if you have learned from your mistakes so far...)

This quiz is just silliness but it is actually real. 90% of all the professionals it was given to, by Anderson Consulting Worldwide, got NONE right!!! When given to preschoolers, a significantly higher number in the test group got several right. Hmmmm. What do we make of that?

There is a splendid intelligence in simplifying things.

How'd you do?
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#235243 - Tue Jul 13 2004 06:29 PM Re: A Quick Test
SilverMoonsong Offline
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I got the first 3 right, but then I forgot all the animals were gone.....
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#235244 - Wed Jul 14 2004 01:03 AM Re: A Quick Test
treble99 Offline
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Registered: Wed Apr 14 2004
Posts: 2034
Loc: Yeovil
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I got question two right, thats better than none I suposse
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#235245 - Wed Jul 14 2004 06:22 AM Re: A Quick Test
susanV Offline
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Registered: Tue Apr 27 2004
Posts: 1080
Loc: Somewhere out there ;-)
I also got question two right. Does it count for something?
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#235246 - Wed Jul 14 2004 10:25 AM Re: A Quick Test
GCNmaster22 Offline
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Registered: Sat Jul 10 2004
Posts: 83
Loc: Lynnwood Washington USA     
I've already seen this before, so I got all of them right!
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#235247 - Wed Jul 14 2004 08:47 PM Re: A Quick Test
fjohn Offline
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Registered: Mon Dec 06 1999
Posts: 2742
Loc: Wyoming USA Way Out West
I've never seen these before and got none of them right. Does that mean I'm a professional? But, a professional what?
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#235248 - Wed Jul 14 2004 10:21 PM Re: A Quick Test
kaushik_twin Offline
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Registered: Sat Jun 12 2004
Posts: 963
I've never heard of such questions. I got a grand total of Nil right.

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#235249 - Sun Aug 22 2004 04:16 PM Re: A Quick Test
DreamWolf Offline
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Registered: Tue Jun 22 2004
Posts: 45
Loc: Geraldton, Western Australia
None! I guess I didn't think they all joined! Very clever test all 'round though gatsby722.

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#235250 - Fri Aug 27 2004 03:51 AM Re: A Quick Test
oleg_mcnoleg Offline
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Registered: Mon Apr 22 2002
Posts: 1438
Loc: West Haddon
England UK
was taking the door of the fridge off to fit the elephant in (as well as the giraffe) acceptable ?!?

if so 3 if not 2.

i also forgot that everyone was off to the conference (but suggested walking across the bridge to the other side) ....
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#235251 - Fri Aug 27 2004 05:39 AM Re: A Quick Test
Engadine Offline
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Registered: Sun Aug 08 2004
Posts: 3609
Loc: Sth East Qld Australia      
Does it count if you have a side-by-side fridge/freezer and put the giraffe in one side and the elephant in the other? Only joking, I removed the giraffe (lol) but only got two right - I bet my 7 year old would have got them all right!
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#235252 - Thu Sep 09 2004 12:17 AM Re: A Quick Test
wonderland Offline
Learning the ropes...

Registered: Sun Aug 22 2004
Posts: 3
I've heard that was quiz of Microsoft or IBM recruitment sheet.i've seen it many times before.

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