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Meanings of trick question in English

Question that has a built-in supposition.

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Usage of trick question in English
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Actually, that was a trick question: logically, the answer must be infinitely many.
The Guardian
2
That was actually the subject of a trick question on the driver's exam:
Country driving: a journey through china from farm to factory
3
That was a trick question -of course they should be left there!
Dr dale's zombie dictionary: the a-z guide to staying alive
4
So, choose two, it's a trick question in the startup environment.
Wired
5
She looked at me as if it were a trick question.
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
6
That was a trick question -because there haven't been any.
Reuters
7
It was an old trick question designed to get someone to open up.
The perfect woman
8
He gives his head a wary shake, like he suspects a trick question.
Back on murder
9
Was this a trick question, Matt wondered, like asking him what day it was?
Purple heart
10
Oh, that's what I thought, but then I thought it might be a trick question.
No one belongs here more than you: stories
11
This is a trick question, but an easy one.
The Fifth Head of Cerberus
12
At first I thought it was a trick question.
Children of dust: a memoir of pakistan
13
It seemed like a trick question, but I said, "Something bad."
Incubus Dreams
14
A trick question so I let it fade into the noise of traffic and scuffling feet.
Further adventures
15
And you'd be right-itis a trick question.
The Physics of Superheroes
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It's not a trick question, by the way.
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