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Question that confuses the person asked
A trick question is a question that confuses the person asked. This can be either because it is difficult to answer or because an obvious answer is not
Trick_question
Topics referred to by the same term
A trick question is a question that confuses the person asked. Trick question or Trick Question may also refer to: Complex question, a fallacy Trick Question
Trick question (disambiguation)
Trick_question_(disambiguation)
Logic founded on unproven premises
it. Begging the question is similar to the complex question (also known as trick question or fallacy of many questions): a question that, to be valid
Begging_the_question
Question that has a built-in supposition
complex question, trick question, multiple question, fallacy of presupposition, or plurium interrogationum (Latin, 'of many questions') is a question that
Complex_question
American indie rock group
Medicine Is All Gone, their first album on Alias Records. They released Trick Question in 1999, which featured bassist Mike Johnson of Dinosaur Jr. and Joe
Caustic_Resin
Word puzzle
of the puzzle suggest it is either an answerless hoax; a trick question; a sincere question asking for an obscure word; or a corruption of a more straightforward
-gry_puzzle
2007 video game
Splapp-me-do. Noted for its difficulty, the game consists of various trick questions among irreverent humor and references to popular culture. Considered
The_Impossible_Quiz
Comic book series
very important to sync up with the show, but also that's a bit of a trick question, because the show has done so well for the very reason that it truly
Supergirl_(comic_book)
Genre of art popular in late Victorian painting
looking for his Royalist father. It is implied that they are asking a trick question designed to discover his location. The painting is poised at the moment
Problem_picture
Type of psychology test
"system 2" thinking Thinking, Fast and Slow, book by Daniel Kahneman Trick question Wason selection task, a test of deductive reasoning Blacksmith, Nikki;
Cognitive_reflection_test
Type of riddle
inside? A: Tailor Hovhannes having swallowed a needle. Riddle-tale Trick question Mac E. Barrick, "Racial Riddles & the Pollack Joke", Keystone Folklore
Riddle_joke
Species of flowering plant in the laurel family
doi:10.1016/j.agwat.2025.109481. "How green are avocados? (Yes, that's a trick question)". CBC. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2021. Producing avocados
Avocado
1st episode of the 2nd series of The Young Ones
beat him to the buzzer every time. A trick question fools Rick into admitting that he cheated by swapping the question cards, causing the audience to boo
Bambi_(The_Young_Ones)
Are You Smart Enough to Work at Google? (subtitled Trick Questions, Zen-Like Riddles, Insanely Difficult Puzzles, and Other Devious Interviewing Techniques)
Are You Smart Enough to Work at Google?
Are_You_Smart_Enough_to_Work_at_Google?
1961 book on mentalism by Tony Corinda
tests' and supplement Two person telepathy Mediumistic stunts Card tricks Question and answer (readings) Publicity stunts Patter and presentation Together
Thirteen_Steps_to_Mentalism
Estonian magician (born 1982)
ERR. 10 October 2014. "Dodging bullets in Camera Trick". Postimees. 16 September 2016. "Trick Question". "Estonian song contest for the Eurovision". "Alchemist
Meelis_Kubo
American actor (1908–1994)
he had ever been a party member, he refused to answer, calling it "a trick question."[citation needed] Stander was blacklisted from the late 1940s until
Lionel_Stander
Linguistic expression
presupposition in the question as accepted fact. Such a question distorts the memory thereby tricking the person into answering in a specific way that might
Suggestive_question
2019 essay collection by Jia Tolentino
Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion is a 2019 book by American author Jia Tolentino. It contains nine essays about topics including internet culture
Trick_Mirror
Episodes of a UK television series
New Tricks is a British police procedural comedy-drama that follows the fictional Unsolved Crime and Open Case Squad (UCOS) of the Metropolitan Police
List_of_New_Tricks_episodes
Process of achieving a goal by overcoming obstacles
of the unlisted people would be listed among the 200. This kind of "trick question" is often used in aptitude tests or cognitive evaluations. Though not
Problem_solving
Iron and oxygen-binding protein
human genetics RCSB PDB featured molecule "Which Cut Is Older? (It's a Trick Question)", The New York Times, February 21, 2006 article regarding meat industry
Myoglobin
Monty Python sketch
says: "Well, I'm not surprised you didn't get that. It was in fact a trick question: Coventry City have never won the FA Cup." (Coventry City has since
World_Forum/Communist_Quiz
1980 studio album by Cheap Trick
Magritte's Time Transfixed, led many to question what the band was trying to accomplish. However, at the time, Cheap Trick had severed ties with long-time producer
All Shook Up (Cheap Trick album)
All_Shook_Up_(Cheap_Trick_album)
1994 film by Shekhar Kapur
Arundhati Roy in her film review entitled, "The Great Indian Rape Trick", questioned the right to "restage the rape of a living woman without her permission"
Bandit_Queen
Apocryphal magic trick
The Indian rope trick is a magic trick said to have been performed in and around India during the 19th century. Sometimes described as "the world's greatest
Indian_rope_trick
American radio personality (1907–1989)
to 30 minutes. Hawk wrote the questions for his quiz programs, and he often devised clever ones. One such trick question: "Could a baseball game end in
Bob_Hawk
Fictional character from Ghostbusters
asking him "Do you want this body?" He replies by asking if it is a trick question. The possessed Dana is unrelenting in her attempted seduction, telling
Peter_Venkman
2014 Canadian film
Trick or Treaty? is a 2014 Canadian documentary feature film by Alanis Obomsawin about Treaty 9, a 1905 agreement in which First Nations peoples in northern
Trick_or_Treaty?
1994 Argentine film
takes an unexpected turn when he stumbles upon a magic trick within one of the books—a trick that enables him to vanish both objects and, eventually
The_Act_in_Question
American hardcore band
election, tweeting on April 8, 2020, "Biden and Trump. Who’s your leader? Trick question, none of the above." Stray from the Path live at With Full Force 2023
Stray_from_the_Path
English language pluralization rules
Retrieved 21 October 2018. "Which Is The Correct Plural Spelling? (It's a Trick Question)". Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 26 August 2023. A Dictionary of Modern
Plural form of words ending in -us
Plural_form_of_words_ending_in_-us
Neighborhood in Long Beach, California, US
known for its LGBTQ+ community. Grobaty, Tim (4 November 2019). "A trick question: Do you know where you live? • Long Beach Post News". lbpost.com. Retrieved
South of Conant, Long Beach, California
South_of_Conant,_Long_Beach,_California
Altered decks of cards used by magicians
A trick deck is a deck of playing cards that has been altered in some way to allow magicians to perform certain card tricks where sleight of hand would
Trick_deck
7th episode of the 2nd season of The Twilight Zone
Don challenges Pat to try it for herself. Although she asks the seer trick questions, the answers are still accurate. Don wants the seer to tell him where
Nick of Time (The Twilight Zone)
Nick_of_Time_(The_Twilight_Zone)
Standardized AI performance test
with over 200 questions covering spatio-temporal reasoning, social intelligence, and linguistic adversarial robustness (or trick questions). It is designed
Language_model_benchmark
Times. "No One Deserves to Die". "Who Really Deserves to Die? It's a Trick Question". July 2, 2012. "Who Deserves to Die?". June 29, 2012. "Unusual Campaign
Laughlin_Constable
The Twenty-One Card Trick, also known as the 11th card trick or three column trick, is a simple self-working card trick that uses basic mathematics to
Twenty-One_Card_Trick
Anthology of Native American stories
2010-06-01. Retrieved 2022-05-27. Cline, Kayleigh (Fall 2012). The Trick Question: Finding a Home for Tricksters in Indigenous Literary Nationalism (Master
Trickster: Native American Tales, A Graphic Collection
Trickster:_Native_American_Tales,_A_Graphic_Collection
American writer and business consultant
November 1995, "Management's New Numbers Game" March 1996, "Beyond the Trick Question" Inc. magazine April 1997, "What Balance?" May 1998, "Buzz" October
Nancy_Austin
Chapter of the New Testament
marriage prescribed by Deuteronomy 25:5, the Sadducees put "something of a trick question" to Jesus, exploring "the sense in which life after death can be meaningful"
Luke_20
American educator (1931–2013)
embellished, and added that he would never place that much emphasis on a trick question. Bonk was also known for his love of tennis, and he played the sport
James_Bonk
Greek mythological hero
stop running and fight Achilles face to face. After Hector realizes the trick, he knows the battle is inevitable. Wanting to go down fighting, he charges
Achilles
Quality of zero being an even number
as proof that every rule has a counterexample, or as an example of a trick question. Around the year 2000, media outlets noted a pair of unusual milestones:
Parity_of_zero
1896 novel by Mark Twain
being asked by Beaupere, “Are you in a state of Grace?” (This is a trick question asked by Beaupere. According to Catholic teaching, only God knows who
Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc
Personal_Recollections_of_Joan_of_Arc
1972 film
Trick Baby is a 1972 Blaxploitation film directed by Larry Yust and starring Kiel Martin and Mel Stewart. This crime-drama is based and named after a
Trick_Baby
Bilateral relations
Jay (2002-07-09). "When Did the U.S. and Israel Become Allies? (Hint: Trick Question)". History News Network. The Israelis continued to rely on their French
France–Israel_relations
American soccer player (born 1976)
Retrieved August 21, 2018. "Why Can't America Produce A Lionel Messi? Trick Question, We Already Have". The 18. April 20, 2017. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
Clint_Mathis
Card game
Spades is a trick-taking card game devised in the United States in the 1930s. It can be played as either a partnership or solo/"cutthroat" game. The object
Spades_(card_game)
Mentalist envelope trick
billet reading trick by having Carnac announce the (seemingly normal) answer to an unseen question, then open the envelope and read the question, which revealed
Billet_reading
beat the defender on either side, capable of combining well, and full of tricks he can put to productive use in and around the penalty area." — South American
Neymar
Retrieved 22 June 2018. "When Did the U.S. and Israel Become Allies? (Hint: Trick Question)". History News Network. 10 July 2002. Archived from the original on
History_of_the_Jews_in_France
Season of television series
treasure to count. The only piece of rope on a yacht was something of a trick question – there were many pieces of rope on the yachts that Abby and Jan looked
The Mole (Australian TV series) season 1
The_Mole_(Australian_TV_series)_season_1
2010 puzzle adventure video game
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective is a 2010 puzzle adventure video game developed and published by Capcom. The story follows Sissel, an amnesiac ghost with
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
Ghost_Trick:_Phantom_Detective
First Lady of the United States from 2001 to 2009
insisting her apology was unnecessary, citing her understanding of the "trick questions" asked by the media. Bush was a participant in the 2006 midterm elections
Laura_Bush
Card game
Contract bridge, or simply bridge, is a trick-taking card game using a standard 52-card deck. In its basic format, it is played by four players in two
Contract_bridge
3rd episode of the 14th season of The Simpsons
Audrey decides to clamp their desks together after Bart answers a trick question he had seen the previous year, as the teacher thinks Lisa needs Bart's
Bart vs. Lisa vs. the Third Grade
Bart_vs._Lisa_vs._the_Third_Grade
American architect and artist
York City The "other building by Martin Thompson in Central Park"— a trick question — is the façade of the Second Branch Bank of the United States (1824)
Martin_E._Thompson
Series of lateral thinking board games
Edition (2007) - 486 of the best puzzles, mysteries, conundrums and trick questions from MindTrap. Anniversary editions: MindTrap 10th Anniversary Edition
MindTrap
1554 popular uprising in England
evidence. Those examining the leaders are also reported as having used “trick” questions to get the answers they wanted, accurate or not. As a leader in the
Wyatt's_rebellion
Season of television series
the questions. Shay gets eliminated when asked "Which fork do you use to eat frog legs?", saying the table fork. Mo'Nique then says it was a trick question
Flavor of Love Girls: Charm School
Flavor_of_Love_Girls:_Charm_School
Swedish footballer (born 1981)
Nine days later, he scored a hat-trick in a 3–0 win over Lorient at the Parc des Princes. He netted another hat-trick on 8 April as PSG reached the 2015
Zlatan_Ibrahimović
British writer (born 1961)
that nobody has picked. He’s like the bar-room cleverdick who has a trick question about which is the world’s longest river, or largest creature, just
Richard_Rudgley
Wooden horse in Greek mythology
any trick or stratagem that causes a target to invite a foe into a securely protected bastion or place. A malicious computer program that tricks users
Trojan_Horse
Football league season
with stunning hat-trick in Al Khaleej win!". Saudi Pro League. 20 October 2025. Retrieved 20 January 2026. "Quinones' perfect hat-trick seals win for Al
2025–26_Saudi_Pro_League
Trojan hero in Greek mythology
contains special characters. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols. In Greek mythology, Hector (/ˈhɛktər/;
Hector
Mythological figure in Greek mythology
his fifth voyage. The Old Man of the Sea in the Sinbad tales was said to trick a traveller into letting him ride on his shoulders while the traveller transported
Old_Man_of_the_Sea
Test of a machine's ability to imitate human intelligence
asking questions of player A and player B, player C tries to determine which of the two is the man and which is the woman. Player A's role is to trick the
Turing_test
Arthurian romance written by Hartmann von Aue
day do they recognize each other while talking. King Arthur poses a trick question to the older sister, which causes her to betray herself, and grants
Iwein
2000 single by Aaliyah featuring DMX
have their people call, but she came herself. I'm like, 'Is this a trick question? You have to ask me if I want to be in a movie with Aaliyah? Hell yeah
Come_Back_in_One_Piece
2026 WWE pay-per-view and livestreaming event
Trick Williams (accompanied by Lil Yachty) followed. Williams paid tribute to Booker T with a Bookend for an early near-fall. Zayn countered a Trick Shot
WrestleMania_42
University of Maryland student newspaper
from the original on September 13, 2024. Retrieved February 28, 2025. "Trick Question". Terrapin Tales: from the University of Maryland Archives. February
The_Diamondback
3rd episode of the 3rd season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer
"Faith, Hope & Trick" is the third episode of season three of the television show Buffy the Vampire Slayer. This episode introduces the character Faith
Faith,_Hope_&_Trick
Annual celebration held on 31 October
or sometimes money, with the question, "Trick or treat?" The word "treat" is asking for a sweet treat while the word "trick" implies a "threat" to perform
Halloween
Country in Oceania
Will (17 September 2017). "Blackbirding: Australia's history of luring, tricking and kidnapping Pacific Islanders". ABC News. Archived from the original
Australia
19th episode of the 4th season of Chuck
What's cooler: Soylent Green or Omega Man?" Damien identifies it as a trick question and answers "POTA" (Planet of the Apes). "Favorite Bond: Connery excluded
Chuck_Versus_the_Muuurder
1897 British film by George Albert Smith
British silent comic trick film directed by George Albert Smith, featuring a courting couple exposed to X-rays. The 44-second trick film, according to Michael
The_X-Rays
American whistleblower (born 1983)
the memo, saying in January 2014, "I never stole any passwords, nor did I trick an army of co-workers." Booz Allen terminated Snowden's employment on June
Edward_Snowden
1977 song by Cheap Trick
spirit, asking the proverbial question, 'Are you ready to rock?'" John M. Borack listed the song one of 20 Cheap Trick songs to die for and said of the
Hello_There
American illusionists and entertainers
helped to develop some bits that continued, most notably Teller's "Shadows" trick, which involves a single red rose. The group disbanded in 1981 after Chrisemer
Penn_&_Teller
Japanese comedy genre
or rare characters), English, and a mishmash of typical quiz-style trick questions Food judgement/tasting/making (various types of food are also commonly
Owarai
English actress (born 1950)
Night's Dream (1981), All's Well That Ends Well (1981), The Castle (1985), A Question of Geography (1988), Twelfth Night (1988), Three Sisters (1988), The Duchess
Harriet_Walter
Alleged telephone scam
"Can you hear me?" is a question asked in an alleged telephone scam, sometimes classified as an internet hoax. There is no record of anyone having ever
Can you hear me? (alleged telephone scam)
Can_you_hear_me?_(alleged_telephone_scam)
both the books and the film. Many of the puzzles are unsolvable or trick questions; for example, one refers to a black and white picture of a restaurant
Lemony_Snicket_bibliography
American actor (born 1968)
nomination. Rockwell went on to say about playing the dual roles: "The trick of (playing opposite yourself) is you can be your own director and have
Sam_Rockwell
Israeli-British illusionist and self-proclaimed psychic (born 1946)
performances of spoon bending and other illusions. Geller uses conjuring tricks to simulate the effects of psychokinesis and telepathy. Geller's career
Uri_Geller
Logic puzzle by Raymond Smullyan
identity of B in one question. Using this lemma it is simple to solve the puzzle in two questions. Rabern and Rabern (2008) use a similar trick (tempering the
The_Hardest_Logic_Puzzle_Ever
English actor (born 1939)
Holmes alongside Laura Linney. In the film based on the novel A Slight Trick of the Mind (2005), Holmes now 93, struggles to recall the details of his
Ian_McKellen
Supervillain appearing in Marvel Comics
enchanted treasure to help him conquer the world. However, Reed Richards tricks Doom by swapping the treasure for worthless chains. Doom then allies with
Doctor_Doom
Annual high school academic competition
Mark Johnson of El Camino's 1998 winning team fumed over esoteric "trick" questions that USAD had begun asking. James Alvino, USAD's executive director
United States Academic Decathlon
United_States_Academic_Decathlon
American professional wrestler (born 1997)
professional wrestler Matrick Belton, better known under the ring name Trick Williams, in Port Antonio, Jamaica. Pro Wrestling Illustrated Ranked No
Lash_Legend
Human research survey of public opinion
opinion polling, there are also "loaded questions", otherwise known as "trick questions". This type of leading question may concern an uncomfortable or controversial
Opinion_poll
Legendary Greek king of Ithaca
Menelaus and Helen offended Roman notions of duty, and the many stratagems and tricks that he employed to get his way offended Roman notions of honour. Odysseus
Odysseus
WWE pay-per-view and livestreaming event
official. On the May 22 episode of SmackDown, WWE United States Champion Trick Williams faced Carmelo Hayes. Ricky Saints, who lost to Hayes the previous
Night_of_Champions_(2026)
British urban guerilla group (1970–1972)
from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2013. "'Trick questions' protest at Carr bomb trial". Glasgow Herald. 25 November 1971. Retrieved
The_Angry_Brigade
Fictional energy source in Star Wars
use their Force powers in myriad ways, including Obi-Wan using a "mind trick" to undermine a stormtrooper's will, Darth Vader choking subordinates without
The_Force
2006 film by Christopher Nolan
magician's assistants under the mentorship of John Cutter. During a water tank trick, Julia drowns after Borden incorrectly ties her wrists. Angier blames Borden
The_Prestige
American novelist
mid-1990s, and wrote two investigative manuals to go along with it: Trick Questions (And Other Trade Secrets of an L.A. County P.I.) and So You Wanna Be
Nicholas_Cain
Football season in England
with a 3–1 away win at Newcastle United, with Chris Wood scoring a hat-trick against his old club, having left in the January transfer window of the
2023–24_Premier_League
1958 collection of science fiction short stories by Arthur C. Clarke
"Transience" "The Songs of Distant Earth" Floyd C. Gale wrote that "too many [trick endings] are more than enough", but that there were "several superlative
The_Other_Side_of_the_Sky
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Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Crick in Northamptonshire, recorded in Domesday Book as Crec, from Celtic creig ‘rock’, ‘cliff’.Possibly an Americanized spelling of any of the names mentioned at Creek 3.
Boy/Male
Norse American Scandinavian
Ruler of the people. Famous Bearer: popular blues guitarist/singer Eric Clapton.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from Middle English thikke ‘thick-set’, ‘sturdy’, ‘stout’.
Surname or Lastname
Irish
Irish : Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Bruic ‘descendant of Broc’, i.e. ‘Badger’ (sometimes so translated) or Ó Bric ‘descendant of Breac’, a personal name meaning ‘freckled’.English : possibly, as Reaney suggests, a nickname from Old English br̄ce ‘fragile’, ‘worthless’.German : topographic name for someone who lived in a swampy wood, brick, breck ‘swamp’, ‘wood’.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : from Yiddish brik ‘bridge’, probably a topographic name.Altered spelling of German Brück (see Bruck).In some cases it may be an altered spelling of Slovenian Bric, regional name for someone from the hilly region of western Slovenia called Brda, a plural form of brdo ‘rising ground’.
Boy/Male
Czechoslovakian
Thick.
Boy/Male
English
Courageous; brave.
Surname or Lastname
English (Kent)
English (Kent) : perhaps a variant of Treece.Altered spelling of German Treis, a topographic name for someone who lived by or owned an uncultivated piece of land used as pasture, from Middle Low German drīsch ‘fallow land’, or a habitational name from a place named with this word (in Hessian dialect treis), in Hesse or on the Mosel river. Alternatively, in some instances it may be from a short form of the personal name Andreas (see Andrew).
Male
English
 Pet form of English Richard, RICK means "powerful ruler."
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Eric, ERICK means "ever-ruler."
Surname or Lastname
English (southwest and South Wales)
English (southwest and South Wales) : metonymic nickname for a cunning or crafty person, from Middle English trick ‘strategem’, ‘device’ (from a Norman form of Old French triche).
Boy/Male
American, Chinese, Christian, Danish, French, German, Norse, Scandinavian, Swedish
Ruler; Ruler of the People; Peaceful Ruler; All-ruler; Forever; Alone; Ever Ruler
Boy/Male
American, British, English
Bold; Brave Man
Boy/Male
American, British, English
From the Ancient Oak Tree
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, British, English, German, Norse
Ruler of All; Rule with Mercy; Ruler; Noble Leader
Boy/Male
Arabic
Morning star.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Rich 2.German : from a short form of any of the Germanic personal names formed with rīc ‘power(ful)’.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Australian
Morning Star; Variant of Tariq
Boy/Male
English Norse German
rule with mercy.
Boy/Male
American, British, English
Bridge; Form of Brice; Quick-moving
Boy/Male
English
Bridge.
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