I never did well on tests in school. I passed them (well, most of them), but answers to tests always eluded me, especially multiple choice. I have this really weird propensity to “think outside the box.” Maybe it comes from growing up in a broken and sometimes violent home, always trying to look for alternative angles and reasons. I had a REALLY hard time with a “cause and effect” course in 6th grade. It didn’t help that the course was in June, almost summer vacation, the grass smelled heavenly, and I kept failing the blasted course because I couldn’t understand cause and effect. Worse still, instructions on tests always tell you to select the “most likely” answer, not necessarily the “correct” answer. Ack!
Here’s an example of the kinds of questions that were asked on tests:
Jim is fishing at the pond. He has a rod with a hook. He forgot the worms. He didn’t catch a fish.
Choose one answer.
Why didn’t Jim catch a fish?a.) He didn’t even try.
b.) There are no fish in the pond.
c.) He had no bait.
d.) His rod stunk.
Holy cow, I don’t know! I would say “a” because that’s why he never caught a fish. But I suspect the answer may be “c.” But he could always have tried to DIG UP some worms, the lazy kid! So my answer would be he didn’t catch anything because he didn’t even try!
:duncehat: And that, my friends, is why tests drive me bananas. And that was an easy question, lol.
I saw a website about job interviews and the questions you get for them. Not the “Where do you find yourself in 5 years” types of interview questions (and I am always SOOOO tempted to say “In your seat” when asked that!), but the zany, quirky kinds of job interview questions that Google and other “outside the box” corporations ask. The questions were very fun. Check out some of these babies!
From Goldman Sachs, for Analyst
If you were shrunk the size of a pencil and put in a blender, how would you get out?a.) I would multiply and step on my clones and get out.
b.) I would yell at the top of my lings for someone to save me before the blender was turned on, making sure to emphasize that I’m neither a dangerous leprechaun nor a poisonous insect.
c.) Pencils come in all shapes and sizes. Take, for example, a giant novelty pencil. In the case that I was that large, I would tip the blender over.
Now I would probably choose “b.” Since my daughter is the only one around here who uses the blender, I wouldn’t need to convince her that I wasn’t a leprechaun nor poisonous. I would, however, have to explain how I got into this predicament….
From Google, for Project Manager
How much should you charge to wash all the windows in Seattle?a.) As much as the market is willing to play.
b.) As much as I need to charge in order to hire all the homeless people in Seattle to do the work, but where I would still make enough to be able to finance a start-up for solving the unreasonable requests of local government.
Definitely “b.”
From Argus Information and Advisory Services, for Analyst
How many traffic lights are in Manhattan?a.) I don’t like estimating; I like concrete answers. I’d have to do some research to find out the true number.
b.) Somewhere between 1,000 and 10,000 but the number is inconsequential. More importantly, what is the chance that you’d hit all the green lights when driving from the Lower East Side to Greenwich Village?
Probably “b.” I wouldn’t want to be an analyst, anyway.
From Google, for Software Engineer
Why are manhole covers round?a.) They’ve always made them that way. Habits are hard to break.
b.) Because most road workers aren’t squares.
Ugh, what lousy choices. If I was forced to choose between “a” and “b,” I’d choose “a.” But that’s not WHY. I do know why, by the way. Amazing, I know! 
From Google, for Project Manager
Design an evacuation plan for San Francisco.
Both of those are pretty cool, although “b” would take FOREVER. What are my limitations? Do I have superhero powers? All resources at my disposal?
You can see more kooky questions at this site. lol.
There were no questions for being a blogger, sadly enough. If I was hiring bloggers to contribute to my blog, I’d have some pretty wild questions. Like these:
You are walking your cat at the park. A huge dog comes lunging toward you, his leash trailing behind. You have seconds to react. What do you do?
a.) Grab your cat and run!
b.) Hold out your arm to shield your cat from the bad dog.
c.) Holler, “Help!”
d.) Grab your camera.
Answer: d. 
Of course!
You are at work, filing papers. You get a paper cut on your pointy finger! What do you do for the rest of the day at work?
a.) Keep filing papers and finish your other jobs.
b.) Get a band aid.
c.) Dream about how you are going to create this crazy, wild, dramatic story about your day, ending your post with the “finale” climax- your agonizing paper cut.
Do I need to say which answer is correct?? 
An advertiser makes a proposition for you to write a sponsored post. The topic is REALLY boring but the money is phenomenal. What do you do?
a.) Sniff at the advertiser and tell him you do not blog for pay whatsoever.
b.) Agree to the proposition and write a good but bland post.
c.) Think of a personal story or zany anecdote, and “segway” (an old radio word that means lead into) into the sponsored post.
As the person conducting the interview, I’d prefer answer “c.” Sometimes getting paid can be a great incentive for writing terrific content, can’t it? Just like paper cuts and dog chase cat stories provide good fodder. But pay or no, it’s always important to write interesting posts.
If you had to choose between a snappy title OR a snappy post, what would it be?
a.) Snappy title. These get more SEO juice.
b.) Snappy post. These add clout to your blog.
Actually, neither answer is correct. You’d need BOTH. ;) Trick question!
You capture your pet cat on video camera doing something absolutely amazing or hilarious! What do you do?!?
a.) LOLCATS!!!!!!!!
b.) Send the huge video file to everyone in your email contact list!
c.) Tell me, HOW do you capture your pet cat ON the video camera?
Helloooo. “A” all the way! And if you answered “c,” you should be writing literature books, not blogs!
If you were giving a job interview for your speciality, would kind of questions would you ask? Do you think you’d pass if you were answering such questions?
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June 4, 2011 at 3:03 pm
These are great - glad I’m not going on a job interview anytime soon!
I would like to point out that the not so clever cat in the last picture is male - typical.
; )
June 4, 2011 at 3:39 pm
WOW. Zany questions… I love how you “reasoned.”
June 4, 2011 at 5:19 pm
At my place of employment, we work with the meat processing industry-which many people do not realize when they’ve applied for jobs.
So, a regular question I ask is: “What did you have for dinner last night?”
That’s the compromise question, because our staff attorney says I cannot ask if someone is a vegetarian for religious reasons.
Well, I had one guy who answered “cereal, I got in late.”
So, I said, “What about the night before that?”
“Peanut butter sandwich, because I went somewhere after work.”
Anyway, it was really odd to keep grilling this guy about his evening eating habits. I think he thought I was a lunatic, and wouldn’t have worked for me anyway!
June 4, 2011 at 9:36 pm
I think about the answer too much. I pick an answer and then talk myself out of it. I shop that way too. Fill the cart and then put everything back. LOL