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Is it weird to be ask this question in an "interview"?

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"Interview" in quotes cause this was barely one. I didn't specifically apply to this bank, I just sent my cv to a friend, and someone from the bank called about receiving the cv.

They recommended I apply for role X, I just got out of college, no idea what role X is, so they said to meet them to discuss the role, and set a meeting for only a little over an hour later. You can call me naive for this but in my head, this is too fast to be a set up for an interview, so I was absolutely unprepared.

Anyways, once I got there, I absolutely bombed this "interview". But one of the questions hasn't left my mind since is "If you get the job, can you get your friends and family to open accounts and deposit money to the bank?"??. I mean, the role is basically a sale position so I understand finding customers and getting them to use banking services. But why specifically ask about my friends and family? They even ask how much can a person "give" in "support" of my "new job" 💀?…

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