15 Oddball Interview Questions

1. “If you were to get rid of one state in the US, which would it be and why?” – Asked at Forrester Research.

2. A penguin walks through that door right now wearing a sombrero.  What does he say and why is he here?” – Asked at Clark Construction Group.

3. “What songs best describes your work ethic?” – Asked at Dell.

4. “Can you say: ‘Peter Pepper Picked a Pickled Pepper’ and cross-sell a washing machine at the same time?” – Asked at Master Card.

5. “My wife and I are going on vacation, where would you recommend?” – Asked at PricewaterhouseCoopers.

6. “What’s your favorite song?  Perform it for us now.” – Asked at Living Social.

7. “Calculate the angle of two clock pointers when time is 11:50.” – Asked at Bank of America.

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8. “Pick two celebrities to be your parents.” – Asked at Urban Outfitters.

9. “If you had turned your cell phone to silent, and it rang really loudly despite it being on silent, what would you tell me?” – Asked at Kimberly-Clark.

10. “On a scale from one to ten, rate me as an interviewer.” – Asked at Kraft Foods.

11. “What kitchen utensil would you be?” – Asked at Bandwidth.com.

12. “If you could be anyone else, who would it be?” – Asked at Salesforce.com.

13. “How many cows are in Canada?” – Asked at Google.

14. “What do you think about when you are alone in your car?” – Asked at Gallup.

15. “Name 3 previous Nobel Prize Winners.” – Asked at BenefitsCONNECT.

Reference: Taken from the article Top 25 Oddball Questions by Glassdoor.