Kobayashi Maru

Etymology
From the fictional ' test, first introduced in the film ', a training exercise in which cadets face an intentionally unwinnable scenario as a test of character. The test involves the rescue of an eponymous vessel, named by Star Trek II screenwriter  after his neighbours, from the Japanese family name  and  (a suffix of Japanese ship names).

Noun

 * 1)  A scenario with no positive or favourable outcome; a no-win situation.