The end goal is hiring someone. Would you decline to hire someone who
could not answer "why a manhole cover is round" or "which way to look to
find venus", even if their resume showed that they were skilled?

I wouldn't turn them down becuase the got those questions wrong, so
there's no point in asking them.



>>What does any of this have to do with weather or not someone
>>can write solid code?
>>
>>I have no idea which way to look to find Venus. I'v been writing
>>successfull applications for 20 years.
>
>Nothing to do with software. He was looking for general simple questions to make someone think.
>
>Answer: Venus is the 2nd planet from the sun. Earth is the 3rd. Therefore you should always look towards the sun.
>i.e. East in the morning, West in the afternoon. If Venus happens to be visible at that time of year, that's where you'll find it, close to the sun.