Ha ha, Yes, I try to have most of my questions contain some sort of twist or introspection! It gives me a joy to read the different responses, which are often different to what I would think!,
Strange, I was also brought up with a scientific background (and university training), and I like the quest for answers better than the answer itself!
But yes, I had expected most people to have a similar answer to both questions. That question and beginning would be linked together, as would be answers and endings! But as I said, people do surprise me with their answers...,