10 Questions That Are No Help On A Job Interview Quiz

Answer: "Sure, I was a stevedore back in Bristol for three years."

The help wanted ad was for an experienced stevedore.

A stevedore is a person that works at loading or unloading a ship. When doing this, dunnage (usually pieces of wood)is placed to keep the cargo from shifting or becoming wet.

Marlon Brando won an Oscar for portaying a longshoreman (a North American term for stevedore) named Terry Malloy in the movie "On the Waterfront."

Answer: "As a professor at your college, I will strive to do my best."

There is no Dr. Hinkley or Russell State University, but if there was he would have been looking to hire a professor.

Dr. Roy Hinkley was a roll played by Russell Johnson on a famous television show that aired in the United States from September 1964 through September 1967. The show was "Gilligan's Island." The roll Mr. Johnson played was that of 'the Professor.'

The 'and the rest' wording was just an additional clue I threw in. After the first season of Gilligan's Island, the lyrics in the theme song were changed from "...and the rest" to "...the Professor and Mary Ann."

Answer: "No thanks, I don't want to be a gladiator."

The fellow on the streetcorner was looking to hire a gladiator.

The rudis, spatha, and pilum, are all weapons from ancient Rome. The rudis was a wooden sword used for gladitorial training. The spatha was a sword used by Roman cavalry. The pilum was a javelin-like spear that was usually thrown by Roman soldiers before engaging the enemy with a sword. Some types of pilums were designed to break on impact so that they could not be picked up and thrown back by the enemy.

Answer: "I do not want to be a spelunker."

The book author was looking to hire a spelunker; a person who likes hiking in caves.

A speleothem (from the Greek for "cave deposit") is a term for a rock formation found in caves. Most rock formations are formed from calcium carbonate which is better known as limestone.

Soda straws and bacon strips are named after rock formations that look like... soda straws and bacon strips.

Answer: "I am no violinist."

The man handed you a violin. He was looking for a violinist.

The purfles, ribs, and heel, are all parts of a violin. Paolo Grancino was a famous maker of violins. Cremona is where early craftsman made violins.

Answer: "Sure. No Problem. I was a barkeeper back in college."

The interviewer needed someone who could handle mixing drinks. He was looking for a barkeeper.

A beagle tail, a brave bull, a bullfrog, and a rattlesnake, are all alcoholic drinks that a bartender might make. Tom Cruise and Bryan Brown played bartenders in the 1988 movie "Cocktail."

Answer: "Don't look at me, I'm no locksmith."

Ward Blank is looking to ask advice from a fellow locksmith.
A ward is part of a lock designed to accept only certain types of keys. A blank is a key before it has been adapted to fit a lock.

An impression is a technique used to copy keys.

The bow is the handle of a key and the blade is the part of the key that is inserted into a lock. The bitting is the series of cuts made on the blade.

Answer: "Being the expert physicist that I am, I am quite familiar with their accomplishments."

The employer was looking for a physicist.

Her phone conversation was an obscure clue that was designed to point towards one of the most famous physicists of all time, Albert Einstein. The Australian actor and director, Yahoo Serious, played Albert Einstein in the film, 'Young Einstein.'

Owen Chamberlain, Gerd Binnig and Ernst Ruska are all Nobel Laureates in Physics.

Answer: "I am dreadfully sorry, but I am not a tattooist."

She wanted a tattoo.

The question is packed with references to a novel of short stories written by Ray Bradbury titled 'The Illustrated Man.' The illustrated man is almost entirely covered with magical tattoos that move and change and tell stories.

Some of the stories in the book are 'The City', 'Kaleidoscope', 'The Veldt', and 'The Long Rain.'

Claire Bloom played a role in a movie adaptation in 1968.

Answer: an historian

Each of the NINE jobs were comprised of NINE letters:

S-T-E-V-E-D-O-R-E, P-R-O-F-E-S-S-O-R, G-L-A-D-I-A-T-O-R, S-P-E-L-U-N-K-E-R, V-I-O-L-I-N-I-S-T, B-A-R-K-E-E-P-E-R, L-O-C-K-S-M-I-T-H, P-H-Y-S-I-C-I-S-T, T-A-T-T-O-O-I-S-T.

Making the final answer: H-I-S-T-O-R-I-A-N.