Job interviews here are a bit messy. We're a bilingual province so it's usually split into two parts; english and french. I was once asked, "What makes you awesome?" and I literally sat there like a potato contemplating my entire existence. I wanted to die, curse my humbleness.
David's Tea once asked me, "if you were an animal, what animal would you be?"
I said dog because they're obedient and loyal. I shortly corrected myself with the cute pun "Tea-Rex" and she did not laugh as much as I did.
I have been asked what type of bird and tree I would be. Interviewers do it because it often catches you off guard. They can see how you think on your feet and how learn a lot about you through your justifications