frame this question

[rich_m]

what would the question of such answers be::

Ans:: Pope St. Clement was the fourth pope.
Question:: ???

Ans:: He is the third child.
Question:: ???

[Oliver]

Ans:: Pope St. Clement was the fourth pope.
Question:: Who was the fourth pope?

Ans:: He is the third child.
Question:: How many children do you have now that Matthew is born?


Hah

[rich_m]

Ans:: Pope St. Clement was the fourth pope.
Question:: Who was the fourth pope?
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Hah

is it possible to have Pope St. Clement in the question?

[AR]

Ans:: Pope St. Clement was the fourth pope.
Question:: Pope St. Clement was which pope?

[rich_m]

Question:: Pope St. Clement was which pope?

is that the same as ::which pope was St. Clement?

[AR]

Question:: Pope St. Clement was which pope?

is that the same as ::which pope was St. Clement?

More or less

[Kon-Tiki]

Ans:: Pope St. Clement was the fourth pope.
Question:: How's your cattle doing?

Ans:: He is the third child.
Question:: Who likes short shorts?

...
What? Did anybody say the answers had to be to those questions?

[Parabola]

Ans:: Pope St. Clement was the fourth pope.
Question:: rich_m wanted a question for which answer?

[rich_m]

lol

[NotTheCHEAT]

Question: Was Pope St. Clement the fourth pope?
Ans:: Pope St. Clement was the fourth pope.

Question: Which was my parents third child?
Ans:: He is the third child.

The second one doesn't even have to have anything at all to do with Pope St. Clement.

I like your thinking, Kon-Tiki ;D Here's some with questions that may look familiar to some of you, if you spend any time at all at http://www.homestarrunner.com/

Q: Why do pigs wear crazy pants get some all the time?
A: Pope St. Clement was the fourth pope.

Q: Why does some ants toot?
A: He is the third child.

[rich_m]

Question: Which was my parents third child?
Ans:: He is the third child.

suppose you were speaking to the third child not knowing that he was the third child. What would you ask him in order to find out? without asking a logic question i.e the 'yes' 'no' type or having the word 'third' in your question.

[Eero Ränik]

Question: Who was born after the second child in the family?
Answer: I was.

[rich_m]

Posted by: Eero R?nik Posted on: Today at 06:11:49am
Question: Who was born after the second child in the family?
Answer: I was.

Re-framing rules
suppose you were speaking to the third child not knowing that he was the third child. What would you ask him in order to find out? without asking a logic question i.e the 'yes' 'no' type or having the word 'third' or any other position in your question.

hope theres no loop hole in that ::)

[Eero Ränik]

Question: After how many children in your family were you born?

[Cjmovie]

Then how does he get the "he" mixed up in his question?

Question: Speaking as if you were me talking to someone else about you, tell me which child you were.