Can you ask a question without an account or registering?

You certainly can ask a question without signing up to Blurtit, but your question will remain anonymous.

What's worse is that you won't get a notification when your question gets answered, so you'll have to keep checking back on the page manually.

Considering the benefit of receiving an answer from the community here, I don't think creating a profile is a lot to ask.

There's also no obligation to put a real name or photo on your profile, although I find it helps if you want to take part in discussions - chatting to blank faced avatars is kinda no fun...