Usage of "trick question"

Question that has a built-in supposition.

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Examples for "complex question"

This is a complex question for which there is no easy solution. 
 The Irish Times 

In fact, Corbyn was honest and straightforward about a complex question. 
 The Guardian 

So it is quite a complex question, but not impossible. 
 BBC 

Though this complex question was thus adjusted by March 17th, other matters delayed a settlement. 
 The Life of Napoleon I (Volume 1 of 2) 

It's a complex question, with no easy answers. 
 The South African 

Multiple questions were designed for later correlation with participant use of laparoscopic surgery. 
 Pubmed 

He then allowed multiple questions from a person via YouTube. 
 News.com.au 

After answering multiple questions, enter your ID number. 
 The South African 

He typically responds with multiple questions over their financial goals and their portfolio and so on. 
 The Irish Times 

He took multiple questions about interest rates, deposit accounts, bank account portability and competition between the banks. 
 The Guardian 

Usage of trick question in English

Actually, that was a trick question: logically, the answer must be infinitely many. 
 The Guardian 

That was actually the subject of a trick question on the driver's exam: 
 Country driving: a journey through china from farm to factory 

That was a trick question -of course they should be left there! 
 Dr dale's zombie dictionary: the a-z guide to staying alive 

So, choose two, it's a trick question in the startup environment. 
 Wired 

She looked at me as if it were a trick question. 
 The Ocean at the End of the Lane 

That was a trick question -because there haven't been any. 
 Reuters 

It was an old trick question designed to get someone to open up. 
 The perfect woman 

He gives his head a wary shake, like he suspects a trick question. 
 Back on murder 

Was this a trick question, Matt wondered, like asking him what day it was? 
 Purple heart 

Oh, that's what I thought, but then I thought it might be a trick question. 
 No one belongs here more than you: stories 

This is a trick question, but an easy one. 
 The Fifth Head of Cerberus 

At first I thought it was a trick question. 
 Children of dust: a memoir of pakistan 

It seemed like a trick question, but I said, "Something bad." 
 Incubus Dreams 

A trick question so I let it fade into the noise of traffic and scuffling feet. 
 Further adventures 

And you'd be right-itis a trick question. 
 The Physics of Superheroes 

It's not a trick question, by the way. 
 Answered prayers 

Meanings of trick question in English