17 bizarre interview questions asked by Facebook, Twitter, and other real companies

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"If you were asked to unload a 747 full of jellybeans, what would you do?" —Bose IT Support Manager job candidate

"If you were asked to unload a 747 full of jellybeans, what would you do?" —Bose IT Support Manager job candidate
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"Why is the earth round?" —Twitter Software Engineer job candidate

"Why is the earth round?" —Twitter Software Engineer job candidate
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"Who would win in a fight between Spiderman and Batman?" —Stanford University Medical Simulationist job candidate

"Who would win in a fight between Spiderman and Batman?" —Stanford University Medical Simulationist job candidate

"Describe the color yellow to somebody who's blind." —Spirit Airlines Flight Attendant job candidate

"Describe the color yellow to somebody who's blind." —Spirit Airlines Flight Attendant job candidate
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"How many people flew out of Chicago last year?" —Redbox Software Engineer II job candidate

"How many people flew out of Chicago last year?" —Redbox Software Engineer II job candidate

"What's your favorite 90s jam?" —Squarespace Customer Care job candidate

"What's your favorite 90s jam?" —Squarespace Customer Care job candidate
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"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?" —Dropbox Rotation Program job candidate

"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?" —Dropbox Rotation Program job candidate

"What did you have for breakfast?" —Banana Republic Sales Associate job candidate

"What did you have for breakfast?" —Banana Republic Sales Associate job candidate
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"If you could be any super-villain or superhero, who would you be?" —Chipotle Crew Member job candidate

"If you could be any super-villain or superhero, who would you be?" —Chipotle Crew Member job candidate

"If you had a machine that produced $100 dollars for life, what would you be willing to pay for it today?" —Aksia Research Analyst job candidate

"If you had a machine that produced $100 dollars for life, what would you be willing to pay for it today?" —Aksia Research Analyst job candidate
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"How much do you charge to wash every window in Seattle?" —Facebook Online Sales Operations job candidate

"How much do you charge to wash every window in Seattle?" —Facebook Online Sales Operations job candidate

"What is the most controversial decision you have ever had to make?" —Twitter Account Associate job candidate

"What is the most controversial decision you have ever had to make?" —Twitter Account Associate job candidate
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"Who is your favorite Disney Princess?" —Coldstone Creamery Crew Member job candidate

"Who is your favorite Disney Princess?" —Coldstone Creamery Crew Member job candidate

"How many gas stations are there in America?" —Zappos Family Senior Financial Analyst job candidate

"How many gas stations are there in America?" —Zappos Family Senior Financial Analyst job candidate
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"What would you do if you were the one survivor in a plane crash?" —Airbnb Trust and Safety Investigator job candidate

"What would you do if you were the one survivor in a plane crash?" —Airbnb Trust and Safety Investigator job candidate

"On a scale of 1-10, 1 being very smart and 10 being hard working, where would you place yourself and why?" —BMO Capital Markets Investment Banking Analyst job candidate

"On a scale of 1-10, 1 being very smart and 10 being hard working, where would you place yourself and why?" —BMO Capital Markets Investment Banking Analyst job candidate
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"What's the weirdest thing you've ever done?" —Trader Joe's Crew Member job candidate

"What's the weirdest thing you've ever done?" —Trader Joe's Crew Member job candidate

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