What's the worst interview question you've ever encountered?

[flowershowerhalfanhour]

I was interviewed today by the LOVELIEST interview panel. It was a great interview and gave me just the best feeling about the company, and then out of the blue the last question was:

Please rate each of (the three of) us as an interviewer, out of 10, and give us a piece of feedback.

I was TOTALLY thrown. Please make me feel better by telling me the awful things you've been asked in an interview?!

Please rate each of (the three of) us as an interviewer, out of 10, and give us a piece of feedback

For any Cabin Pressure fans (and Benedict Cumberbatch fans as well), here's Martin rating himself as a pilot .Out of 10.

(Applying for a job in Sales, when I'd been invited to the interview on the strength of my obvious skills working for a competitor)
'Sell me this pen'
(the company did not sell pens)
I just laughed and said that type of question at interview was considered to have gone out with the ark. There were other questions almost as bad. Still got offered the job (but didn't take it on account of the fact the interviewer would have been my boss).

It wasn’t really a question but at my previous school I was asked a question about what I’d do if a child was misbehaving by the deputy dead. The slightly (completely) batty head of governors piped up before I could answer with “beat them, that’s what I say”. 😵 my answer started with, “Well I wouldn’t do that but...”.