A warm up!A warm up!

The following IQ quiz will make sure I The following IQ quiz will make sure I have the correct audience!have the correct audience!

Need a pen and paperNeed a pen and paper

Write down answers, no conferring Write down answers, no conferring please!please!

What will this quiz do?What will this quiz do?

The following short quiz The following short quiz consists of 4 questions.consists of 4 questions.

This will test your IQ and tells This will test your IQ and tells me whether you are qualified me whether you are qualified to be a "Professional".to be a "Professional".

Information before you start…..Information before you start…..

The questions are The questions are veryvery silly. silly.

So, no comments about the So, no comments about the questions.questions.

The questions are not that The questions are not that difficult.difficult.

So you are all capable of So you are all capable of answering them!answering them!

1.How do you put a giraffe into arefrigerator?

The correct answer is:The correct answer is:

Open the refrigerator door, put in the Open the refrigerator door, put in the giraffe and close the door.giraffe and close the door.

This question tests whether you tend to This question tests whether you tend to do simple things in an overly do simple things in an overly complicated waycomplicated way..

2. How do you put anelephant into a refrigerator?

Wrong Answer:

Open the refrigerator door, put in the elephant and close the

refrigerator door.

Correct answer?Correct answer?

Correct Answer: Open the Correct Answer: Open the refrigerator door, take refrigerator door, take outout the the giraffe, put in the elephant and giraffe, put in the elephant and close the door.close the door.

This tests your ability to think This tests your ability to think through the repercussions of through the repercussions of your actions.your actions.

3. The Lion King is hosting an animal conference.

All the animals attend, except one. Which animal does not

attend?

Correct Answer?Correct Answer?

The Elephant.The Elephant.

The Elephant is in the refrigerator, …The Elephant is in the refrigerator, ….remember. .remember.

This tests your ability to remember basic This tests your ability to remember basic things. things. The micro memory. The micro memory.

How did you do?....How did you do?....

OK, even if you did not answer the OK, even if you did not answer the first three questions correctly, you first three questions correctly, you still have one more chance to show still have one more chance to show your abilities. your abilities.

4. There is a river you must cross.

But,….. it is inhabited by crocodiles!

How do you manage it?

Correct Answer: Correct Answer:

You swim or wade across. You swim or wade across.

Why? Why?

All the Crocodiles are All the Crocodiles are attending the Animal attending the Animal Conference! Conference!

This tests whether you This tests whether you learn quickly from known learn quickly from known information and seize information and seize opportunities!opportunities!

So...to summarise our quick So...to summarise our quick quizquiz

According to Andersen Consulting According to Andersen Consulting Worldwide, around 90% of the professionals Worldwide, around 90% of the professionals they tested got all 4 questions wrong.they tested got all 4 questions wrong.

But many preschoolers got several correct But many preschoolers got several correct answers.answers.

Anderson Consulting says this conclusively Anderson Consulting says this conclusively disproves the theory that most professionals disproves the theory that most professionals have the brains of a four year old.have the brains of a four year old.