I used to find these questions amusing and even stimulating but after a decade of getting refused jobs because I couldn't answer questions such as this or some

I used to find these questions amusing and even stimulating but after a decade of getting refused jobs because I couldn't answer questions such as this or some question about pirates to the satisfaction of an interviewer has made me slightly embittered. And remember, no matter what, there's only one correct answer: the one the interviewer wants to hear. Very rarely do I see a new and correct answer to these puzzle questions provoke a positive response. I hit the back button and moved on with my life.