Happy(s) and a Quiz!

[sid]

First of all, a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the lovably warped wraith816 !!

For everyone else, and, yes, okay, wraith816  too, I suppose, HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

On to the Quiz:

(This is titled "Quiz for Professionals", and according to Andersen Consulting Worldwide, around 90% of the professionals they tested got all questions wrong.  But many preschoolers got several correct answers, which conclusively disproves the theory that most professionals have the brains of a four year-old.)

Scroll down for the answers.  There are four questions.

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 the refrigerator?














Wrong answer: Open the refrigerator, put in the elephant and close the door.

Correct answer: Open the refrigerator, take out the giraffe, put in the elephant and close the door.

This tests your ability to think throught 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.






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. 

:-D

Comments

[discodiva76.livejournal.com]

*snortle*.....


And a Very Happy New Year to you my dear!!


Deeds xx

[amnellwyvern.livejournal.com]

ROFL! I did manage to get one right. I remembered that the Elephant was in the fridge so he couldn't attend the meeting.

Happy New Year!

[wraith816.livejournal.com]

lovably warped

*SNERK*


Thank yooooooooouuuuu.

[sid]

*G*

[sid]

Go, Nell! :-D

[sid]

Fits you to a T. :-P

[chattycatsmeow.livejournal.com]

Well, I did take the giraffe out of the fridge before putting the elephant in there, but it was all down hill after that. :)

[sid]

Those questions are hard!! :-D

[lolmac]

The test is, of course, rigged -- since, for example, you're expected to assume that the fridge is large enough for a giraffe (requiring a disassociation from reality), but for the next question, you're not allowed to assume that the fridge is large enough for both a giraffe and an elephant -- which is, in fact, no more unlikely than the first assumption.

Likewise, in the last two questions, an arbitrary shift is made between animals as sole exemplars (the elephant) and animals in the aggregate (the crocodiles).

More to the point, in most tests, adults have been trained not to assume that what applies in one question will have relevance to the next: which is where the real trick occurs in this one -- the assumption of data persistence.

However, most events in life are rigged. The real skill is being able to spot how the tests are being rigged and accomodate it.

(BTW, the putative source for this is mythical, but it doesn't make the test any less of a fun teaser.)

[charmedstrange1.livejournal.com]

Happy New Year!!! to you too!

I'm exceedingly happy to have at least gotten #3 right. At least one is good, right??

Also, it puts me in mind of my *favorite* set of jokes to tell. Also fit for a four-year-old. Stop me if you've heard this one. :P

Q. How do you get four elephants into a Volkswagen?

A. Two in front and two in back.

Q. How do you know if there's an elephant in your refrigerator?

A. You see a set of elephant tracks in the butter.

Q. How do you know if there are *two* elephants in your refrigerator?

A. You see two sets of elephant tracks in the butter.

Q. How do you know if there are *THREE* elephants in your refrigerator??

A. The door won't close.

Q. How do you know if there are *FOUR* elephants in your refrigerator???





wait for it....





A. There's a Volkswagen in your driveway.

HAPPY 2009!! :p

[jd-junkie.livejournal.com]

I obviously have the reasoning powers of a deceased gnat.
However, it is the morning after the night before, so I'm allowed to be slooooow.
Happy New Year, baby. :-)
*mwah*

[sid]

(You mean Andersen Consulting had nothing to do with it? Oh, man! I've been deceived!)

Life is a test, and it's definitely rigged.

And when I find out who's responsible....

*glares impotently importantly*

[sid]

Love it! :-D

Happy 2009 and all the other numbers!

[sid]

Sometimes slooooow is good, baby. ;-)