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A "Simple" Quiz

The following short quiz consists of 4 questions and tells 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?
 {Scroll down after you've answered}








 The correct answer is: Open the refrigerator door, 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?  Scroll down after you've answered.











 Wrong Answer: Open the refrigerator door, 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?  Scroll down after you have answered.















 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?  Scroll down after you have made your life or death decision.












 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.  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 your friends, you may not have any.