If anyone is interested in answering such questions, or are interviewing for positions that would require them to answer such questions, they should read the fo

If anyone is interested in answering such questions, or are interviewing for positions that would require them to answer such questions, they should read the following book: http://www.amazon.com/Would-Move-Mount-Microsofts-Puzzle/dp/0316919160 http://www.amazon.com/Would-Move-Mount-Microsofts-Puzzle/dp/... In my past life, I used to work in private equity, and as such before landing that job has a lot of interviews which posed such questions for trading, banking, quant hedge funds etc. The ridiculousness of these questions amazes me; most companies spit out the same 1000 questions or so across multiple candidates, and eventually people just learn the answers to such questions and memorize them. I think case interviews, where you actually have to solve problems are much more effective, and can be used towards different positions.