Dare to take this test >> >> >> >The following short quiz consists of 4 questions and will tell >>you whether >> >you are qualified to be a "professional." >> > >> > Scroll down for each 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? >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >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. >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >OK, 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 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 Anderson Consulting Worldwide, around 90% of the >>professionals >> >they tested got all 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.