trick question

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That's not a trick question or a gotcha.

From Salon • Dec. 29, 2023

The documentary “Stamped From the Beginning,” based on the 2016 book by Ibram X. Kendi, begins with a trick question and ends with a sage retort.

From New York Times • Nov. 20, 2023

Let’s try a trick question: “What are the hours of Al’s Place restaurant in San Francisco?”

From Washington Post • Feb. 7, 2023

If this is meant as a trick question, the answer is obvious: USC ’04.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 12, 2022

While the optimist struggled to defend herself, I scrambled to think of an answer to what had obviously become a trick question.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris