The following short quiz consists of 4 questions and tells
whether you are truly a “professional”.
Scroll down for the 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. Andersen
Consulting says this conclusively disproves the theory that most professionals
have the brains of a four year old.