The Lunchtime Bonus Question

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Welcome to the Lunchtime Bonus Question.

The rules are simple. Every day at 1030 GMT we give you an answer. You then tell us what the question was.

Marks are deducted for predictability, and a selection of your most wrong questions are published each day until about 1500 GMT when the actual question is revealed.

FRIDAY

Friday's answer is "PONCE AROUND IN THE OFFICE"

Entries are now closed. Wrong questions included:

How did I protest against George Bush's visit to the UK?
Joe Campen, High Wycombe

What does Tigger do at work?....no wait.
Maureen , US

Matt H - why do you think the LBQ was around in Norman times? Read a history book instead of having a.....
Garry Rucklidge, Oldmeldrum, Aberdeenshire

What did I do to deserve this job?
Jon, London

Having seen Andrew Marr and co in fishnet tights last year, what do we hope the BBC news team will stick to for Children in Need this year?
Phil Evans, Newcastle, Staffs

If you were a Trailblazer, nobody would mind if all you did all day was to do what?
The Rooster, Hull, UK

Antidote to mincing about in Friends?
Neil Aust, Guildford

Carrying a piece of paper round is an excellent way to disguise to my boss that I am actually just doing nothing but what?
Dickie, Huntingdon, Cambs

The ability to do what diminishes when one is self-employed and working from home?
Pedro Van Pedro, MK, UK

Buying the Daily Telegraph would allow you to do what?
Mike Yeaman, Newcastle upon Tyne

Dozey do your partner, and ...
Dave Godfrey, Swindon

When Peter Once and Arthur Round are both at work, what does it say on the noticeboard in Reception?
Mona Andrews, UK

What do leopards do at work?... no, wait.
Rowan Madsen, St Edmundsbury, UK

In a bid to keep Jonny Wilkinson injury free, what are his training instructions for today?
Jim Campbell, Marksbury

There are two ways to avoid doing work from 1030 to 1500. One is to spend the entire time submitting LBQ answers, the other is to...
Matt H, Imperial College London

In the BBC costume drama about Charles II, Martin Freeman ponces around as Lord Salisbury: but what did he do in his best-known role to date?
Peter Jordan, Exeter

What is the US Secret Service codename for Tony Blair?
Dave Taylor, Leeds

Children in Need and Comic Relief are good excuses to do what?
Mark Shipley, Leyland, Lancashire

All wrong. The correct question was what does Martha Lane Fox expect to be doing in January in the Lastminute.com headquarters, despite announcing she is stepping down as managing director.

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THURSDAY

Thursday's answer is "TRAILBLAZER"

Entries are now closed. Wrong questions included:

What is the inscription on Si Griffin's Lunchtime Achievement Award medal?
Mike Yeaman, Newcastle upon Tyne

If trailblazer is written backwards then read by using a mirror what does it say?
Sam Harrison, grays essex

What is the politically correct term for unilateral?
Candace, New Jersey, US

I used to enter the LBQ way back when it was the WBQ. That makes me a _______
Graham S, London

Alternative names for the famous armoured limo were, The Bushmobile, The Limotron, Mighty Motor and what?
Suz, Paris

Another name for a Country Singer?
Si Griffin, London, UK

Who is the arch enemy of the Fire Investigation Team
Richard Sockett, Sheffield, England

If you wipe your nose in the sleeve of your jacket, you are a what?
Gareth Hawkins, London

What is a comet?
C. Firth, Canada

'El Tzar Blair' stays out in front
Ralph, London

What do you call a man cycling to Moscow dropping cigarettes behind him from time to time?
Goffee, Bournemouth

What do you call someone who sets fire to a blind person's book? Oh...wait
Stephen Buxton, Coventry

Alert Brazil! Confused?
Jayne Burton, Sevenoaks

What is the name of the focused optical beam weapon from Trail B PLC?
Dan, Bristol

Instruction to super model as she steps on to the cat walk?
Dot, Isle of Man

A woodland arsonist is more commonly known as a what?
Kerry, Copenhagen

If I'm the frst person to answer the LBQ question and get it posted, what can I be referred to as?
Max, Oxford

What do schoolboys do on their way home from school on hot summer days?
Alan Durward, Edinburgh

Euphemism for "burnt out"?
Mike Yeaman, Newcastle upon Tyne

What do they call an arsonist who specialises in courtrooms... No, wait.
Becky, London

What's the name of the latest computer viru%}¬*<#$
Kieran Boyle, Oxford

What does a snail wears when it goes out
Libby , London UK

Thanks to modern cultural decline, what word could be applied to both of these?
1853: One who explores darkest Africa to discover the source of the Nile.
2003: One who explores the Queen's larder to discover the source of her breakfast cereal.
Edward Green, Oxford

How could you describe a "scorched earth" policy?
Alan, London

All wrong. The correct question was what is the US secret service's codename for George Bush while on his travels.

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WEDNESDAY

Wednesday's answer is "IN TUPPERWARE BOXES"

Entries are now closed. Wrong questions included:

Piltdown Man was shown to be a fake when it was noted that his flint tools were stored in what?
Simon Walke, Basingstoke, UK

When my grandad cycled to Moscow, where did he keep his boursch?
Simon Walke, Moscow

What advice did the England cricket team recieve when preparing for their Tupper tour where the bowlers are renowned for their vicous under-arm?
Colin, Guildford

Early versions of Cole Porter's Let's Do It had a line about foxes doing it where?
Joel Coltoff, Philadelphia, PA

Retro Style Guide No. 6: Out - Wicker Kitchen Baskets ...
Mike Yeaman, Newcastle upon Tyne

Where do the WI keep their underwear when stripping for calendars?
Danielle, London

Where do house-proud terrorists keep their WMDs?
Diana Franklin, Southsea

What does Mr Tupper of "Tupper's Wares" in Tupware keep Mrs Tupper's famous Tupcakes in when carrying them from home to his little shop?
Imogen R, Tupware

Due to the success of the Casualty Calendar, what will the BBC be asking their TV chefs to pose for next years' calendar?
Marcus Booth, Bristol

Where does George Dubya keep the launch codes for America's nuclear arsenal safe and dry in case of spillages of Root Beer?
Austin Curzon, London

After advice from Kim and Aggie, where does Hannibal Lecter now keep his friends?
John Whapshott, Guildford

Where are Delia Smith's millions?
Barry, Llanelli

Where's the best place to store food before throwing it away a week later?
Shaky, Manchester

Picnic fans do it ...
Lisa, Edinburgh

I want to be the new David Blaine, but I can only afford to be imprisoned in what for 44 days?
John Whapshott, Guildford

Where did my mum always keep her Tupperware boxes?
Pedro van Pedro, MK, UK

People will soon be able to have a different face for each day of the week, but where will they keep their spares?
Neil Aust, Guildford, UK

Where might an inexperienced homeless person find it difficult to get a night's kip?
CSD, Essex, UK

In what will I send a suitably pungent substance to the LBQ team if they don't publish my question?
Joel, London

Where is the least likely place that Linford Christie will keep his lunch?
Alan, London

The Queen doesn't trust George Dubya with her good china. In what will his food be served?
Neil Webber, Bristol

Pigeon activists plan on saving the residents of Trafalgar Square by hiding them in what?
Kevin Smith, Eastbourne, UK

If it's a bargain price at a boot sale, and not yet officially released in this country, how should you package a DVD to make it obvious it's a pirate copy?
Graham Brown, mostly Oxfordshire, England

In a fiendishly clever effort to find out the top secret tactics of the English rugby team, where have the Australians been planting bugs?
Louise, London

All wrong. The correct question was what does the Queen store her breakfast cereals in, as revealed by the Daily Mirror?

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TUESDAY

Tuesday's answer is "A VERY NICE ONE"

Entries have now closed. Wrong questions included:

If Patrick McGoohan played his cards correctly, what could he have become?
Joel, Philadelphia, PA

How Merriam-Webster might define "bootylicious"?
Candace, New Jersey, US

What do all new divorcees insist they will stay?
David Lawrence, Bern, Switzerland

If it takes two to tango, how many does it take to pole-dance?
MTM, Huddersfield

Cartoon Figures examination question No 16: If Betty Boo may be described as a shape of a very nice egg-timer, how might you describe Olive Oyl?
Stephen Buxton, Coventry, UK

Sycophant's Exam Q3: In order to get your LBQ published, what rating, from 0 to 1, should you give the judges?
Neil Webber, Bristol

What was the title of the microbudget remake of The Magnificent Seven?
Dr Reece Walker, London, UK

What souvenir took George W Bush's fancy so much during his UK state visit that the Prime Minister now lives at "0 Downing Street"?
Tim G, London

Before casting Keanu, the Matrix producers thought Brad would make a what?
'Chopper' Magee, Birmingham

"Well Mr President, there is only one Burger King here in Sedgefield, but it's _______."
David, UK

Were the Queen minded to boast about what a good person she is, how might she describe herself?
Joel, London

My first girlfriend was hardly Bo Derek, but she was _____.
Kieran Boyle, Oxford

What do you get if you put "excellent bird cage" through the language translator twice?
John, Manchester

What is the most unlikely kind of pigeon in Trafalgar Square?
Ian Davies, London

All wrong. The correct question was how did Edward VII describe US President James Buchanan's house - the White House - in an 1860 letter to Queen Victoria?

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MONDAY

Monday's answer is "A NATIONAL INSTITUTION"

Entries are now closed. Wrong questions included:

Seeing sports players mumble through the national anthem has become a what ?
Margie Morgan, Bootle, Merseyside

What was Red Rum?
Phil Welch, London

When my grandad said he'd beaten Napoleon at tiddlywinks just to get on the BBC Magazine website, where did we send him?
Phil Welch, London

What does Mr. Spock belong to ? .... no wait.
John H., Germany

What do you call something that people are afraid to get rid of for fear that its absence will add to the dilution of what it is to be English ?
Pete, Braintree

What is one known as just after one's lifetime achievement award and just before one's funeral?
A Thesp, Bury, Lancs

Mr. Bush, just to let you know, Mark McGowan is NOT an example of _ _______ __________
Brian Farrar, Newmarket, Canada

Submitting questions to LBQ and not getting them published is ...
Andy Donaldson, London

Getting all the way to the last round(s)of a sporting competition and then losing by the most unbelievable incompetence is known as what ?
Roy Swain, UK

How should I Americanize my name so it sounds more like something that everybody recognizes?
Anatoli N. Stutionski, Smolensk, US

What reason is often trotted out for endlessly producing one-off Xmas specials? Because the show is . . .
Max, Oxon

What do I want to be when I grow up?
Kip, Norwich, UK

In the absence of a Starbucks, how will Tony Blair present Sedgefield Burger King to George Bush?
Mike Yeaman, Newcastle upon Tyne

RNLI?
Phill C, Sheffield, UK

The BBC forgetting to correct the link on the Magazine page for the LBQ on a Monday morning has become what?
Graham Triggs, London, UK

The move to addressing mental health issues through 'care in the community' could be said to have made the whole of the UK a what?
Ian Watson, Sandy, UK

Give a euphemism for "past its best before date".
Kieran Boyle, Oxford

Where do they send countries that have gone bonkers?
Joel, London

Describe a Haggis Supper, Deep Fried Mars Bars and a bottle of Irn Bru?
Gordon, Fife, UK

All wrong. The correct question was how did one bystander in Trafalgar Square describe the pigeons on the day that new laws were introduced to punish anyone who fed them. (On the other hand, another described them as "filthy vermin".)