ADJ

pointed, probing, searching
He became embarrassed when a journalist asked him pointed questions about his finances
awkward, difficult, embarrassing, tricky
personal
academic, hypothetical, rhetorical
leading, loaded
The judge told him not to ask the witness leading questions
good, pertinent, relevant
simple
daft, inane, silly, stupid
direct, straight
I wanted to find out how old he was without asking him a direct question
exam, multiple choice, quiz, test

VERB + QUESTION

ask (sb)
have
Have any of the audience got questions for our speaker?
address, put
I'd like to put a question to the first speaker
bombard sb with, fire
The children bombarded us with questions. The interview panel fired questions at me from all angles
frame, phrase
I need to phrase my question rather carefully
face
answer, reply to, respond to
do (used only about written questions)
I couldn't do Question 6
field
The chairperson fielded technical questions that she could not answer herself
evade, parry
He skilfully parried all the interviewer's most probing questions

PREP

~ about
She refused to answer questions about her private life
~ as to
Don't be afraid to ask questions as to why things are done in the way they are
~ concerning/regarding/relating to
The former minister faced questions concerning his role in the affair

ADJ

burning, challenging, controversial, difficult, unanswerable, vexed
We come now to the vexed question of pension rights
crucial, fundamental, important, key
delicate, sensitive
economic, ethical, political, etc.

VERB + QUESTION

bring up, pose, raise
The new play poses some challenging questions
consider, discuss, examine
address, deal with, face, tackle
answer, decide, find a solution to
come to

QUESTION + VERB

arise
remain unanswered
Only one question remains unanswered

PREP

~ about
fundamental questions about the nature of our society
~ for
one of the crucial questions for the jury
~ of
questions of national security Now it's just a question of getting the wording of the statement right

VERB + QUESTION

come into
call into
It does call into question the decision to send troops into the area
be open to
The government's handling of the whole affair remains open to question

PREP

beyond ~
Her loyalty is beyond question
in ~
His sincerity is not in question
without ~
It was, without question, the worst day of my life
~ about
There is no question about her enthusiasm for the job
~ as to
I did have some questions as to his motive in coming