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Can a topic sentence be a question?

It can, and it usually costs you something. A question tells the reader what is at issue without telling them your answer, which delays the point. If you use one, answer it immediately in the next sentence.

This comes up on Writing Topic Sentences, where it is answered in the context of the work itself.

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