question mark vs unknown quantity

question mark

noun
  • An enigmatic, inscrutable, or mysterious person or thing; an enigma, a riddle. 

  • The punctuation mark "?", used at the end of a sentence to indicate a question. 

  • A state of doubt or uncertainty. 

  • Polygonia interrogationis, a North American nymphalid butterfly with a silver mark on the underside of its hindwing resembling a question mark (sense 1). 

unknown quantity

noun
  • A person or thing whose nature or value is a mystery. 

  • Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see unknown, quantity. 

How often have the words question mark and unknown quantity occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )