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Have you taken and solved this River Crossing Test? Is it really for job applicants in Japan? FUN!!

This is an IQ test given to job applicants in Japan...or so I've been told.

If you have done this before, you will enjoy attempting it again. Especially on this interactive website! If this is your first time to take this test, don't cheat. See if you can do it! Here are the rules:

- Everybody has to cross the river
- Only 2 people on the raft at a time.
- The Father cannot stay with any of the daughters, without their Mother's presence.
- The Mother cannot stay with any of the sons, without their Father's presence.
- The thief (striped shirt) cannot stay with any family member, if the Policeman is not there.
- Only the Father, the Mother and the Policeman know how to operate the raft.

To play, click the link below - then click the blue circle to start.

To move people, click on them. To move the raft, click on the pole on the opposite side of the river. The solution is possible! THIS IS NOT A TRICK!

http://freeweb.siol.net/danej/riv

by cindihoward
asked 7 months ago

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So Sorry...the website link above didn't post completely: Try this one!

http://freeweb.siol.net/danej/riverIQGame.swf

cindihoward
7 months ago

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Spoiler: Answer on this webpage.

http://brainden.com/forum/index.php?/topic/286-river-crossing-game/

cindihoward
7 months ago

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Yep, these puzzles are classics and once you figure them out, a bit tedious to redo.

One of the job questions my boss uses: Why are manhole covers round?

baqui63
7 months ago

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@baqui63: So they fit the holes.

(I know the real answer, too.)

professore
7 months ago

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@baqui63: lol, so they won't fall in the holes!

joemertens
7 months ago

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