Asking about setting a Queen on a chess board. Unless I’m being hired at a company that programs chess sets, it is a nonsense question. If you want to test someone’s problem solving skills, test them with a problem that actually reflects the real work they will be doing at your company.
The interview is to test for membership in a cult. There are other places you can be paid to code and design software that doesn't require (or even actively disrequires) being a cult member.
...or at least not a member of that particular cult.
