Weird Questions On Job Application

[Sarah]

I recently picked up an application from the local laser tag center/arcade. A friend of mine from high school supervises it... and he's a fun guy. Due to that I should have expected this. The following is a list of questions included in the application. They are marked as optional. I was compelled to answer them, though. See what you would come up with.

1)List your Three Favorite:
*Books
*Movies
*Non-invasive surgical procedures
*3rd World Countries
*Words That Rhyme With Silver
*Elements from the Periodic Table
*20th Century Composers
*Presidents from the Whig Party
*Fish
2)Live is to evil, as 5346 is to...
3)Please describe why you would enjoy working with lasers.
4)What is the answer to life, the universe, and everything?
5)List your five most desirable qualities, without using the letter E.
6)Do you have moxie? Yes/No
6b)If so, in what context?
7)To work properly, laser gun manufacturers typically recommend a maximum angle of ____ degrees off center of the target.
8)The laser beam was invented by __________.
9)List the actors who have played James Bond in the order of greatness.
Best to worst of the following:
Roger Moore
Timothy Dalton
Sean Connery
Pierce Brosnan
George Lazenby

My answers. Figure your own answers before reading!:

1)List your Three Favorite:
*Books
--1984, Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The God Delusion
*Movies
--Army of Darkness, Robin Hood: Men in Tights, Spaceballs
*Non-invasive surgical procedures
--Lasik, colonoscopy, CyberKnife procedures (computer/robot controlled x-ray beam to eliminate tumors)
*3rd World Countries
--Haiti, Cape Verde, Cambodia
*Words That Rhyme With Silver
--chilver (female lamb), dilver (slang, left over no one wants), bilver (slang, heard of freshman health students)
*Elements from the Periodic Table
--silicon, germanium, sodium
*20th Century Composers
--Uematsu Nobuo, Mitsuda Yasunori, Kikuta Hiroki
*Presidents from the Whig Party
--Zachary Taylor, William Henry Harrison, Millard Fillmore
*Fish
--fugu, sunfish, lionfish
2)Live is to evil, as 5346 is to...
--6435
3)Please describe why you would enjoy working with lasers.
--I think it would be fun to work with a system that uses infrared LED's to emulate laser warfare.
4)What is the answer to life, the universe, and everything?
--42
5)List your five most desirable qualities, without using the letter E.
--smart, fun, humorous, logical, ambitious
6)Do you have moxie? (Yes)/No
6b)If so, in what context?
---When it comes to entertainment, I have a great deal of energy and get others involved.
However, I lack the cola.
7)To work properly, laser gun manufacturers typically recommend a maximum angle of ____ degrees off center of the target.
--???? (I left this blank. No clue at all.)
8)The laser beam was invented by __________.
--Theodore Maiman
9)List the actors who have played James Bond in the order of greatness.
Best to worst of the following:
Roger Moore
Timothy Dalton
Sean Connery
Pierce Brosnan
George Lazenby
---Sean Connery as best, Pierce Brosnan as worst, with no preference for the rest.