Problem: What type of thing is the question "The Orange Bowl is located in what city ?" asking about?
Answer: location

Problem: What type of thing is the question "What is the snowiest city in the U.S. ?" asking about?
Answer: location

Problem: What type of thing is the question "How many pitchers occupy the shelf beside the crouching woman in Edgar Degas 's 1886 painting The Tub ?" asking about?
Answer:
numeric