Jokes, Riddles, Fun Puns and Other Stuff (Intermediate/Advanced)

Anche se il primo d’aprile è appena passato, BloInglese è in vena di scherzi in inglese.
Ecco a voi alcuni serissimi test, dalle cui risposte riuscirete a capire la vostra capacita di risolvere problemi e affrontare situazioni insolite.
Qualche piccolo e divertente quinz in inglese per mettere alla prova in modo originale la vostra capacità di comprensione.
Inoltre conoscere qualche battuta in inglese vi sarà utile per rompere il ghiaccio ad una festa o durante un’attesa.

This four-question QUIZ (questionario) will tell you whether you are qualified to be a professional anything.

1. How do you put a giraffe into a refrigerator?

Correct answer: Open the refrigerator, put in the giraffe, and close the door. This question tests whether you do simple things in an excessively complicated way.

2. How do you put an elephant into a refrigerator?

Did you say, “Open the refrigerator, put in the elephant, and close the refrigerator?” (Wrong Answer.)
Correct answer: Open the refrigerator, take out the giraffe, put in the elephant and close the door. This question tests your ability to think through the consequences of your previous actions.

3. The Lion King is HOSTING (ospita) an Animal Conference. All the animals ATTEND (sono presenti)… except one. Which animal does not attend?

Correct answer: The elephant. The elephant is in the refrigerator. You just put him in there. This question tests your memory.

4. There is a river you must CROSS (attraversare) but it is inhabited by crocodiles and you do not have a BOAT (barca). What do you do?

Correct answer: You jump into the river and swim across. Have you forgotten? All the crocodiles are attending the Animal Conference. This question tests whether you learn from your mistakes.
*According to Anderson Consulting Worldwide (now “Accenture”), about 90% of the professionals they tested got all questions wrong, but many PRESCHOOLERS (bambini che frequentano la scuola materna) got several correct answers.

NEW VOCABULARY

• QUIZ questionario
• TO HOST ospitare
• TO ATTEND essere presente; frequentare
• TO CROSS attraversare
• BOAT barca
• PRESCHOOLER bambino che frequenta la scuola materna