The following short quiz is one that has been going around on the Internet. It consists of 4 questions and purportedly tells whether you are qualified to be a "professional. After you have thought about each question and decided on an answer click on the answer box for a popup answer.

The questions are not that difficult...

1. How do you put a giraffe into a refrigerator?
2. How do you put an elephant into a refrigerator?
3. The Lion King is hosting an animal conference. All the animals attend except one. Which animal does not attend?
4. There is a river you must cross. But it is inhabited by crocodiles. How do you manage it?

According to Andersen Consulting Worldwide, around 90% of the professionals they tested got all questions wrong. Apparently grade school children did better.

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Now in case you are feeling deflated by your results on the quiz, check out a few of the quotations from some otherwise intelligent people! (This is the misery loves company division)

"There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home." ...................Ken Olson, president, chairman and founder of Digital Equipment Corp., 1977 "Everything that can be invented has been invented." ....................Charles H. Duell, Commissioner, U.S. Office of Patents, 1899. "We don't like their sound, and guitar music is on the way out." ................... Decca Recording Co. rejecting the Beatles, 1962. "The concept is interesting and well-formed, but in order to earn better than a 'C,' the idea must be feasible." .....................A Yale University management professor in response to Fred Smith's paper proposing reliable overnight delivery service. (Smith went on to found Federal Express Corp.)

 

Created by Karen E. Hamilton, Professor Business and Creative Arts, George Brown College, Toronto, Ontario Canada