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While the time for summer internships may be coming to a close, the opportunity to land a fall internship is upon us.

To help prospective intern candidates get a leg up during their interview, Glassdoor, a jobs and career community, has dug through thousands of interview questions to help candidates prepare for some of the toughest or downright weird interview questions they may face.

Provided below is Glassdoor’s latest report sharing ten of the Top Oddball Interview Questions for Interns:

 

Top 10 Oddball Interview Questions for Interns

  1. “What was your first AOL screen name?” – Asked at Red Frog Events
  2. “How do you rob a bank?” – Asked at Oliver Wyman
  3. “How many ping pong balls fit into Gampel Pavilion?” – Asked at Aetna                                                  
  4. “How much do women in America spend on haircuts each year?” – Asked at FindTheBest.com
  5. “If you could have lunch with anybody, living or deceased, who would it be?” – Asked at IMG
  6. “How much would you bet for your answers to be correct?” – Asked at Jane Street Capital
  7. “Describe what happened to cause the financial crisis, in a couple of minutes, as if you were telling it, to say, your grandmother.” – Asked at Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group
  8. “Given 999 distinct numbers between 1 and 1000, find one/two that is/are missing.” – Asked at Salesforce.com
  9. “Would you say you learn a lot about a little, or a little about a lot?” – Asked at Stryker Communications
  10. “How many people in this city do you know? – Asked at Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance

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