The Lunchtime Bonus Question

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Welcome to the Lunchtime Bonus Question.

The rules are simple. Every day at 1030BST 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 BST when the actual question is revealed.

FRIDAY

Friday's answer is "DIG IT"

Entries are now closed. Wrong questions included:

What is the slogan for Nike's new range of Gardening shoes? Just ___ __.
Gordon, Whitley Bay, UK

The Asso ciat ion of Add ittion al Space s (AA S) add ed what to their phone num b er to conf u se peo ple? A ___ __
Gary Pentland, London, UK

What are campers and hikers told when they ask where the toilet facilities are?
Mel, Barnsley, UK

What did the hippy Seven Dwarfs do all day?
John Whapshott, Guildford, UK

What do prisoners do with an escape tunnel that they don't with a Jeffrey Archer book?
John Whapshott, Guildford, UK

What did John Prescott say when told of the plan to build a tunnel to the nearest Burger King?
Gordon, Fife, UK

What where the last known words of Minesweeper, ¿Lucky¿ Larry Sanderson?
Jonathan Millen, London, England

What is the new, "trendy" name for the vastly unpopular BBC prehistoric archaeology programme, Deep In the Ground, Ice-age Treasures?
Kirk, Guernsey, CI

Simon Thurleys and Tony Robinsons next joint TV venture, uncovering archaeology in Italy - will be called what?
Digger Dave, London

What did the undertakers tell the mourning family with no money to do with their grandmother's grave to cut costs?
Thurstan, Richmond, England

Make a hole with your finger? (3,2)
Kieran Boyle, Oxford, England

Complete the motto of the Association of Roadworkers and Street Engineers (ARSE): "Wherever there is a perfectly good stretch of road where traffic flows freely, we shall always be there to ___ __ up."
Simon, Derby, UK

How else could you describe a broken finger?
Mark Shipley, Leyland, Lancashire, UK

What do you get if you cross "Flog It!" with "Ground Force"?
Lyn Hallett, Surrey, UK

Which "treasured" car registration did Alan Titchmarsh pay £20,000 for last week?
Happy Harpo, Bradford, Yorkshire

Computers are far out man yeah baby I really...
Dave Williams, Prudhoe, UK

All wrong. It's one of the tracks left off the remastered Beatles' album Let It Be.

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THURSDAY

Thursday's answer is "THE SIZE OF THREE BUSES"

Entries are now closed. Wrong questions included:

So, sir, you started to reply to all the SPAM you received, and now you're appendage is how big?
Phil Evans, Keele

Jordan's latest surgery went badly wrong when the instruction to increase her chest "by three bust sizes" was mis-typed
Stephen, Nottingham, UK

Isn't it amazing that John Prescott can fit into just two Jags when he himself is...
Tom Freeman, London, UK

The Wonder Stuff's 1992 single Size of a Cow was originally going to be called....
James Castle, Welwyn Garden City, UK

Does my bum look big in this?
RS, Barnsley

Bernard Manning. Rik Waller. Pavaroti. Describe them, please.
Paul Shrimpton, Maidenhead, UK

I was waiting over an hour for a bus last week, when along came that thing - oh my memory for words is not what it was - what is it called, its red has 3 drivers and it's.......
Timbo, North East England

David Blaine: "This box is only the size of a Ford Galaxy, I'm sure I asked for one ...."
Mark, Reading

If the BBC standard unit of height is "as high as Nelson's Column", of weight is "as heavy as an elephant", and of area is "the area of Wales", how would they describe today's schoolchildren's average backside?
Wallaby Testperson, UK

How big is queue at the bus stop when one bus arrives ?
Mark, York, UK

So Grandpa - how big was your first mobile phone?
Dave Williams, Prudhoe, UK

How big were the blisters on your feet after your walk back from London?
James, London, UK

Open University Bus Drivers Algebra; Lesson one: If a Green bus = 1 bus (G=1) and a Red bus = 2 buses (R=2) how big would the vehicle be that is G + R?
Andy, Gillingham, Kent

"My greatest long jump ever from standing was ..." what, claimed Lord Archer?
Tom Adams, London

Today's Lunchtime Bonus Question was headed Wednesday, even though it's actually Thursday! In terms of forms of transport, how glaring is this error?
John Whapshott, Guildford, UK

"So instead of cod, you're now serving up giant squid. Is it nice?" " No, but on the upside, one portion is......"
Mel, Barnsley

All wrong. The correct question is how big is the world's biggest fish, the skeleton of which has just been discovered.

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WEDNESDAY

Wednesday's answer is "WALK BACK FROM LONDON"

Entries are now closed. Wrong questions included:

What was the next line in the original draft of the song Walking Back to Happiness?
Chris Ford, Bristol, UK

What damn fool stunt will David Blaine attempt next?
Paul Shrimpton, Maidenhead, UK

How did The Guardian announce the return of presenter Kirsty Wark to Scotland?
R J Tysoe, London

What headline did the Cardiff Post use to announce that the Ministry of Silly Walks had been decentralised back to the National Assemblies?
Keith L, Chelmsford, UK

George Orwell's unpublished works written after The Road to Wigan Pier were The Footpath To The Shops, Nipping Round the Corner For a Pint and _______
Dave Williams, Prudhoe, UK

In 1599 William Kemp danced the Morris Dance from London to Norwich in nine days giving rise to the expression "nine days wonder". If only someone had pinched his recorder he would have had to _______
Kip, Norwich, UK

What was a young Welsh ant told when he was accidentally picked up by a stray Trafalgar Square pigeon?
Lee Howes, Epsom, Surrey

"I'm delighted," said the Parisian business man on hearing the news of the Channel Tunnel rail link, now it will be marginally quicker to return home rather ___________
Mark Taylor, Herts/UK

What was the method of returning home suggested by GNER which meant that me and many of my fellow Geordies cancelled our business trips to the capital yesterday?
Timbo, North East England

What did Fred Whittington need to do after discovering his brother had already snapped up the Lord Mayor job?
Shaky, Manchester UK

What was the headline in the York Museum Gazette on the return of their Roman pavement, which had been on loan to the British Museum?
Brian Ritchie, Oxford, UK

US low-cost airlines have developed their best bargains yet to the UK. Step 1 is "FLY OUT FROM NEW YORK". What's step 2?
Tim G, UK

What will you have to do if Anglegrinder Man's answering machine is full?
Richard Peers, Croydon, England

All wrong. This was what the last surviving Jarrow marcher - who has just died aged 93 - wanted to do once he and 200 others who marched almost 300 miles to London to demand work after Tyneside shipyards closed during the Depression.

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TUESDAY

Tuesday's answer is "RUBBERNECKERS AND RIFF-RAFF"

Entries are now closed. Wrong questions included:

Who are the two ludicrously named baddies in the next James Bond movie?
Skaramanga, An Island, South China Seas

Anglegrinder Man advises that when cutting the wheel clamp off a car you may have a largely sympathetic audience of what?
Graham Brown, Sunny Bicester, England

Who's running for Governor of California?
Ellen, Madison, WI, US

What do 1st Class train passengers think of car users when they see miles of tailbacks caused by congestion pile-ups on the M6?
Duncan Hamnett, Stockport, England

In Victorian Variety Theatre, how did those in the dress circle refer to the enjoyment that those in the upper circle had for the contortionist acts?
Timbo, North East England

What type of people does Jonathan Ross never talk about?
Daniel Ward, Eastbourne, UK

Who finds amusement when the Queen's Bentley has broken down at the side of the road?
Chris Ford, Bristol, UK

Yesterday's Lunchtime Bonus was wrong. What was really the answer to: "How did Ben Affleck describe unwelcome media interest in his and J-Lo's wedding plans, which eventually made the strain too much."
Dave Cartwright , Coventry

If I were being cheeky, I would say that people who read the Lunchtime Bonus Question without bothering to send in a potential answer are... what?
Caroline Brown, London

What has prevented Si Griffin from entering the Lunchtime Bonus Question recently?
Richard Peers, Croydon, England

Just when do you use a hyphen? Please provide examples.
Ben, UK

In an attempt to bring the Sound of Music up to date the first line of "My Favourite Things" has been changed to what?
David Maidstone, Norwich, UK

What are the Irish going to tax next?
Chris Dwyer, Glasgow

All wrong. The correct question was what sort of customers are allegedly seated in a room separated from celebrity diners at the J. Sheekey restaurant, which may in part account for its new position as London's "most talked about" restaurant in a new guide.

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MONDAY

Monday's answer is "UNWANTED EYES AND EARS"

Entries are now closed. Wrong questions included:

Ladies - What is the most irritating thing you find in the bottom of your handbag?
Mark, Camberley

After broadband companies decide to means-test customers to charge them based on how many people per household are able to use the service, what do large families find they have?
Joseph Haig, Manchester, UK

What do surgeons use to play marbles and tiddlywinks?
Joseph Haig, Manchester, UK

How should you fund that controversial boob job?
Chris, London

What is left in the box after you've finished playing with Mr. Potato Head?
Peter J, W. Yorks, UK

What are people on the Atkins Diet (sorry - the "Atkins Nutritional Approach") allowed to eat plenty of?
Phil Rogers, Bournemouth, UK

"Do you know what this means for us?", said Bright to Big as the toy box was heaved into the dusty attic.
Marcus, Bracknell UK

Mr Picasso, we're getting reports that yet another model stormed out of your studio this morning. What drives them all to do this?
Tim G, UK

The speak no evil monkey was offered what?
Robin, Letchworth

What does "Mr Muscle and Cloth" remove?
Carl Winkle, Bath

After burning the roof of my mouth what did my garbled speech get me instead of ice and beers?
Joel, Philadelphia, US

I have to make the first word on the Scrabble board, and my letters are R, I, I, R, R, I and I. What do I say I have?
Brian Ritchie, Oxford, UK

What's the result of the latest experiments in genetic modification of corn & potatoes?
Caroline, London

So what does the Oedipus & Van Gogh Cosmetic Surgery specialise in removing?
Keith, Cambridge

In which section of the Classified Ads would you advertise those Giraffe eyes your mother insists on sending you each Xmas?
Dave Williams, Prudhoe

What did a group of morticians throw at David Blaine this week in an effort to make him break his fast?
Marcus Booth, Bristol

What are revealed to be the main ingredients of pork scratchings?
Nigel Pettinger, Bromley, UK

Having seen and heard Tony Benn's new CD, what did I feel I had?
Juan Santiago, Dalmine, Italy

What do pathologists use to make charming - and unusual - cufflinks and bracelets ?
Dave Williams, Prudhoe, UK

It is very difficult to get a fake passport if you have what?
Jane Willis, United Kingdom

What is the name of the small office at every football ground where referees check in their superfluous belongings before a match?
Rich, Guildford

Britishness Test: Question 18. What are the principal ingredients of the good old "British banger"?
Michael, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

All wrong. The correct question was how did Ben Affleck describe unwelcome media interest in his and J-Lo's wedding plans, which eventually made the strain too much.

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