The following short quiz consists of 4 questions and will tell you whether
you are qualified to be a professional manager. Scroll down for each answer. The
questions are NOT difficult. But don't scroll down UNTIL you have answered the
question!
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?
Did you say, "Open the refrigerator, put in the elephant, and close the
refrigerator?"
Wrong Answer.
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 previous 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. 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 abilities.
4. There is a river you must cross but it is used by crocodiles, and you
do not have a boat. How do you manage it?
Correct Answer:
You jump into the river and swim across. Have you not been listening? All the
crocodiles are attending the Animal Meeting. This tests whether you learn
quickly from your mistakes.
According to Anderson Consulting Worldwide Inc., around 90% of the
professionals they tested got all the 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.
Send this out to frustrate all of your smart friends.