There are a lot of people who work at Real World Studios. Surely from time to time, they need to add more to the staff. Do you think you're qualified to work in the Real World? Take this quiz and find out! Note that this is only in good humor, and no RW employees were harmed in the making of this quiz. At least no harm that was intended.
1. Aliens land their spaceship right outside the studios. You:
A. Contact the authorities.
B. Invite the aliens in for tea, ask them about the crop-circle
thing.
C. Offer them an exclusive recording contract and convince them
to tour with WOMAD. Have the promoters tell the media that Real
World is about to take World Music to a whole new level.
2. You are in charge of a new project at Real World. You complete the project:
A. As soon as possible.
B. As soon as the job is done right.
C. As soon as aliens land their spaceship right outside the studios.
3. Your idea of a proper work dress code is:
A. Jacket, shirt, dress slacks
B. Jeans, casual shirt
C. No shirt, tattered denim vest and your hair hanging in your
eyes so you can hardly see.
4. You are hired to work the mixing board. Upon seeing this impressive display of technology you say:
A. "Wow. What an impressive display of technology!"
B. "Um, what do all of these buttons do?"
C. "Geez! This looks like Darth Vader's bathroom!"
5. You are chosen to produce Gabriel's next video. The first question you ask is:
A. "What kind of budget are we talking about here?"
B. "What's the time frame for this video?"
C. "How much pain can Peter withstand?"
6. You are in charge of Real World mail. You sort the mail into the following categories:
A. Urgent/Not-So-Urgent/Cold Storage
B. Bills/Business Mail/Fan Mail
C. Official Mail/Fan Mail/"I had a dream the other night
with Peter in it, and I'm sure it means something."
7. You go to eat in the Real World cafeteria. You notice that:
A. The meals are freshly prepared.
B. The food is fit for those who are health conscious.
C. There's a beak in your soup and one of the Real World ducks
has strangely disappeared from the pond.
8. Tina is:
A. The Gabriel Oracle
B. The contact person for PG's fans.
C. Played by a different Real World staffer every week.
9. Your idea of fine music from Africa is:
A. Anything from the Drummers of Brundi
B. Youssou N'Dour's The Lion
C. "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"
Answers:
1. C
2. C
3. Just ask Real World Producer Richard Evans
4. You say A., but it's okay to think B & C.
5. C Hasn't "Sledgehammer" and "Digging in the
Dirt" proven this?
6. C Bonus points awarded if you came up with "Business Mail/Fan
Mail/Parks"
7. A & B. They really wouldn't eat one their own ducks. (Or would
they?)
8. A & B, possibly C
9. A, B & C. Only Satan doesn't like "The Lion Sleeps Tonight."
If you got more than five answers right, you're definitely Real World material! Call them up and see if they'll let you have a job. Of course, if you have that phone number, then chances are you already work for them! Congratulations! Go ahead and take the rest of the day off!
