13 of the weirdest interview questions you'll hear in Silicon Valley

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Why is the earth round?

Why is the earth round?

Asked by Twitter for a software engineer position.

Source: Glassdoor

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You're wearing a nametag, tell me what you think about it.

You're wearing a nametag, tell me what you think about it.

Asked by Yahoo for a associate product manager position.

Source: Glassdoor

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Choose a city and estimate how many piano tuners operate a business there.

Choose a city and estimate how many piano tuners operate a business there.

Asked by Google for a project manager position.

Source: Glassdoor

How many gas stations are in San Jose?

How many gas stations are in San Jose?

Asked by Adobe for a quality engineering management position.

Source: Glassdoor

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How much do you charge to wash every window in Seattle?

How much do you charge to wash every window in Seattle?

Asked by Facebook for an online sales operations position.

Source: Glassdoor

If you woke up and had 2,000 unread emails and could only answer 300 of them, how would you choose which ones to answer?

If you woke up and had 2,000 unread emails and could only answer 300 of them, how would you choose which ones to answer?

Asked by Dropbox for a rotation program position.

Source: Glassdoor

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“What would you do if you were the one survivor in a plane crash?”

“What would you do if you were the one survivor in a plane crash?”

Asked by Airbnb for a trust and safety investigator position.

Source: Glassdoor

How many children are born every day?

How many children are born every day?

Asked by Apple for a global supply manager position.

Source: Glassdoor

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Design a spice rack for the blind.

Design a spice rack for the blind.

Asked by Intel for a hardware engineer position.

Source: Glassdoor

What kind of tree would you be?

What kind of tree would you be?

Asked by Cisco for a senior technical writer position.

Source: Glassdoor

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If you had a choice between two superpowers (being invisible or flying) which would you choose?

If you had a choice between two superpowers (being invisible or flying) which would you choose?

Asked by Microsoft for a high level product lead/evangelist position.

Source: Glassdoor

What is your experience with working with millennials?

What is your experience with working with millennials?

Asked by LinkedIn for a contingent workforce specialist position.

Source: Glassdoor

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If you went door to door notifying everybody about the environment and somebody said that the government can take care of it, what would you tell them?

If you went door to door notifying everybody about the environment and somebody said that the government can take care of it, what would you tell them?

Asked by Yelp for a field director position.

Source: Glassdoor