10 Weird Interview Questions That Tech Companies Actually Ask

By Brinton Parker

Updated on 3/19/2015 at 4:20 PM

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If you dream about getting hired in the tech industry, you might need to step up your interview skills . . . because according to Business Insider, interviews for tech positions can contain some really bizarre questions! Check out these strange questions asked at real interviews — how would you answer?

  • "What would you do if you were the one survivor in a plane crash? — Airbnb (Trust and Safety Investigator)
  • "How many gas stations are there in America?" — Zappos (Senior Financial Analyst)
  • "What is the most controversial decision you have ever had to make?" — Twitter (Account Associate)
  • "How much do you charge to wash every window in Seattle?" — Facebook (Online Sales Ops)
  • "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)
  • "What's your favorite '90s jam?" — Squarespace (Customer Care)
  • "How many people flew out of Chicago last year?" — Redbox (Software Engineer)
  • "Who would win in a fight between Spider-Man and Batman?" — Stanford University (Medical Simulationist)
  • "Why is the Earth round?" — Twitter (Software Engineer)
  • "If you were asked to unload a 747 full of jellybeans, what would you do?" — Bose (IT Support Manager)