The following short quiz consists of 4 questions and tells whether you are qualified to
be a "manager."
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 ?
Wrong Answer :Open the refrigerator, 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?
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?
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 World wide, around 90% of the professionals they
tested got all questions wrong. But many pre-schoolers got several correct answers.
Andersen Consulting says this conclusively disproves the theory that most management
consultants have the brains of a four year old.