The punctuation mark "¿", which is placed at the beginning of questions in Spanish and, less commonly, Catalan.

plural of inverted question mark

(rhetoric) A question that presupposes some controversial premise, such that it cannot be directly answered without incriminating oneself or, at least, unintentionally conceding a point; a loaded question.

Indicates that the speaker wants to ask a question

(historical) The question of which state(s) possessed, or should possess, control over (which parts of) Schleswig-Holstein.

(education) A question where several answers are presented and the respondent must choose the correct one.

(UK politics) A topical question asked of the government by a member of the House of Lords, requiring an immediate response.

(logic) an informal fallacy. It is committed when someone asks a question that touches upon more than one issue, yet allows only for one answer.

Alternative spelling of chicken-or-egg question

Alternative letter-case form of Schleswig-Holstein Question