The nonsense questions are actually handled quite well, continuing the sense of humor implied. I object to the author's expectation the response should be "I don't know" etc.
Old jokes:
Q: How high is a mouse when it spins? A: The higher, the fewer.
Q: How many surrealists does it take to change a light bulb? A: Two, one to climb the giraffe and the other to fill the bathtub with brightly colored machine tools.
Old jokes:
Q: How high is a mouse when it spins? A: The higher, the fewer.
Q: How many surrealists does it take to change a light bulb? A: Two, one to climb the giraffe and the other to fill the bathtub with brightly colored machine tools.
Nonsense prose & poetry is an old literary challenge, notable example being Jabberwocky: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/42916/jabberwocky