They talked for another half hour, the therapist's questions seemingly innocuous.

He seemed amiable enough, and asked me several innocuous questions about the progress of my work.

She was patient while he asked innocuous questions by way of circling the target.

She asked him an innocuous question about the flight out, but that didn't go well either.

Several other students then asked innocuous questions about how it felt to be back in New York, etc.

And what so often happens is I ask a fairly innocuous question.

This so surprised the presenter (as he'd thought it to be an innocuous question) that he became lost for words.

Why else make such a big deal about a relatively innocuous question?

She takes a brusque and defensive approach to even innocuous questions.

I asked innocuous questions and kept my eyes open.