HT201272 why does it keep asking security questions when I try to download an app?

how do I download apps without it asking me security questions?

Are you saying that you can't remember the answers, or that you don't want them to be asked ? The questions are now part of the security features of the store and they can't be removed.
If you want to change the questions and you can remember their current answers then you can login here and change them : https://appleid.apple.com
If you can't remember their answers then go to Express Lane  and select 'iTunes' from the list of 'products' in the middle of the screen.
Then select 'iTunes Store', and on the next screen select 'Account Management'
Next choose 'iTunes Store Account Security' and fill in that you'd like your security questions/answers reset.
You should get an email reply within about 24 hours (and check your Spam folder as well as your Inbox) - but some recent posts are saying that Apple have temporarily suspended the reseting of security question/answers whilst account security processes are improved, so it may take longer.

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