[ghurlman]

I was asked that question during an interview for a technical role at Microsoft. Granted, it was 13 years ago at this point, but they did really ask stuff like that, and probably still do.

[AdamTReineke]

I haven't heard of those silly questions in the intern interview circuit. (2 at-school, 4 on campus)

[potatolicious]

My impression is that they are no longer in vogue - for a few years when I was in college (2004-ish) they were all over the place. Our industry is extremely faddish, even when it comes to interviewing...

You can still see them in some places I believe. I've heard anecdotally that Microsoft is still a fan of them.