Why does this call the default constructor?

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nothing at all, because X(answer); could be interpreted as the declaration of a variable.

Your answer is hidden in here. If you declare a variable, you invoke its default ctor (if non-POD and all that stuff).

On your edit: To get a temporary, you have a few options:

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