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Sunday, May 06, 2007

How Smart Are You?

1. How do you put a Giraffe into a refrigerator?Correct Response: 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? Did you say, Open the refrigerator, put in the Elephant, and close the refrigerator? (Incorrect Response) Correct Response: 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 previous actions.

3. The Lion King is hosting an animal conference. All the animals attend except one. Which animal does not attend?Correct Respone: The Elephant. The Elephant is in the refrigerator. You just put him in there. This tests your memory. Okay, even if you did not answer the first three questions correctly, you still have one more chance to show your true capabilities.

4. There is a river you must cross but it is inhabited by Crocodiles. How do you manage it? Correct Response: You swim across. All the Crocodiles are attending the animal conference. This tests whether you learn quickly from your mistakes.
According to Price Waterhouse Coopers (PwC), around 90% of the professionals they tested got all questions wrong. But many pre-schoolers got several correct answers. PwC further says this conclusively disproves the theory that most professionals have the brains of a four year old.





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