question vs request

question

verb
  • To ask questions of; to interrogate; to ask for information. 

  • To ask a question or questions; inquire or seek to know; examine. 

  • To raise doubts about; have doubts about. 

noun
  • A subject or topic for consideration or investigation. 

  • A sentence, phrase or word which asks for information, reply or response; an interrogative. 

  • A proposal to a meeting as a topic for deliberation. 

  • A doubt or challenge about the truth, accuracy, or validity of a matter. 

request

verb
  • To ask (somebody) to do something. 

  • To ask for (something). 

noun
  • A message sent over a network to a server. 

  • Act of requesting (with the adposition at in the presence of possessives, and on in their absence). 

  • Condition of being sought after. 

  • A formal message requesting something. 

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