Why an interview is getting more complicated

Source: WSJ.com

5 Google Interview Questions

1. What's the next number in this sequence: 10, 9, 60, 90, 70, 66 … ?
Asked at Google

2. You're in a car with a helium balloon on a string that is tied to the floor. The windows are closed. When you step on the gas pedal, what happens to the balloon—does it move forward, move backward, or stay put?
Asked at Microsoft

3. Using only a four-minute hourglass and a seven-minute hourglass, measure exactly nine minutes—without the process taking longer than nine minutes.
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4. A book has N pages, numbered the usual way, from 1 to N. The total number of digits in the page numbers is 1,095. How many pages does the book have?
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5. A man pushed his car to a hotel and lost his fortune. What happened?
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One minute Japanese - 一分間のニホンゴ (5)

A10 @ RAF Fairford (Jul 2011)

人生は七転び八起きだ 立ち上がり続けりゃ勝つんだよ by NANA

1 minute English (1)

Lubeck, Germany (Feb 2011)

As in many an opera, the wounded hero took an unconscionable time to die.
主角總是死不了

3 minutes English - Expressing emotion

Real Madrid - Apr 2011

表達"同情"
That's too bad
I am sorry to hear that
Cheer up
Don't let it get u down
What a pity/ shame
That's the way it goes
表達"喜怒"
I am so glad/thank god
How boring
I am sick and tired of it
damn it/ shame on you ridiculous/ absurd
Silly/ nonsense
表達"驚訝"
surprise/astonish/startle shock/scare/frighten
Fancy meeting you here
Oh, it can't be true
What a surprise