Help, please... iPhone 3GS 32G

When I enter the answer to my security question on my Apple ID account I get a message that says it does not match their records. I know the answer to the question, but it is not working... (there could be a typo in the original entry, I suppose, but I have tried the only logical misspelling; if it is random, there's not much hope of guessing what it is...)
I went into my account information (through the associated email account) and tried to change the security question, but cannot find a way to do it.
Can anyone tell me how I can reset my security question, or change it to another question?
Thank you so much for any assistance anyone can offer.
Kindest regards,
Leigh McD

Have been trying to restore previous settings which I have now managed to do.
Thank you very much for your attempt at assistance.

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