an unsolvable exam question n.
"If a ship had 26 sheep and 10 goats on board, how old is the ship's captain?"
flummoxed adj.
valiant adj.
"Some students made a valiant attempt to answer it."
boat licence n.
"This question makes no logical sense."
"This question promotes critical thinking."
"It promotes space to be creative."
"It helps students to think independently."
"think outside of the box"