antworten and beantworten

[ned_kelly]

Duolingo warns me to be careful not to confuse "antworten" and "beantworten". What is the shade of distinction here? Is there a parallel in English?

[siebolt]

"antworten" >> I answer him. "beantworten" >> Ich beantworte die Frage, I answer the question.

[ned_kelly]

Thank you siebolt, that gives me a context that I can work with. Ned.

[siebolt]

You are welcome. This is what I did for a living.