Probably wasn't the best, but its a funny question to be asked;<p>I give you a glass jar, a penny, and a cork. I put the penny into the jar and seal the jar with the cork. Remove the penny from the jar without taking the cork out.<p>I'll reply with answer if no one can get it :P
Fermi Questions are pretty useful if you need to gain an understanding of a candidates ability to process their own thoughts in an uncomfortable situation.<p><a href="http://mathforum.org/workshops/sum96/interdisc/classicfermi.html" rel="nofollow">http://mathforum.org/workshops/sum96/interdisc/classicfermi....</a><p>It depends on how you define 'best'. Do you mean the most humorous, most obscure or are you referring to non-tech questions that reveal a lot about your candidate?
What are you proud of.<p>I love that question, and now I use it now whenever I interview people. You can tell pretty quickly whether you can relate to someone depending on how they answer it.<p>A funny question to ask, is if they know what a 418 HTTP error code is.
I've never been asked a good non-technical interview ? in an interview for a technical position, but the best non-technical ? I was ever asked was for a summer job cutting grass at a golf course.<p>"Do you party?"