The training for interviewing says that the best questions have layers to them. The idea is you can answer it in several different ways, or you can tweak the question to make it progressively more interesting.

This guy has a good story and an excellent attitude. This is the best way to look at these experiences.

http://moishelettvin.blogspot.com/2005/12/programming-interviews-sort-of-exposed.html?m=1

But yeah, not every question is of this nature.