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 "CONCERTINAED FRONT AND BACK"

Entries are now closed. Wrong questions include:

What would result if a jack-in-the-box had a sex change?
Graham Triggs, London, UK

In the days of horse-drawn carriages, instead of hazard lights warning was given by two servants who __________.
John Whapshott, Guildford

What is four people watching a concert in a Ford Cortina?
Jon, London

How do you refold a map?
Sus, Leicester

There once was a man named Jack,
Who for bending and twisting had a knack.
He'd stretch to his shoes,
While kicking out tunes,
For Jack's ____________ _____ ___ ____.
Ben Merritt, Le Mans, France

It's a practice one cannot defend
The rhyme of a verse so to bend
Syntax to abandon
With phrases at random
And the LBQ bit on the end!
Ben Merritt's poetry teacher, Le Mans, France

When caught between the proverbial rock and a hard place, one can expect to be _______.
Dot, Isle of Man

What do you get if you drive in between two HGVs whilst using a mobile phone?
Guy Thompson, London, UK

What word looks misspelt, either way you look at it?
Mike Yeaman, Newcastle upon Tyne

How can I turn my grand piano into a portable?
David Lawrence, Bern, Switzerland

Describe a crimped mullet.
Tim G, London

Hazard of choosing the wrong place to stand in a bendy bus?
Suz, Paris

What distinguishing marks do the victims of the Crack Morris Dancing Hit Squad have?
Vern Middleton, Romsey

How do you get a square peg into a round hole?
Mary, Warrington

Working title for Aniruddha Bahal's new work featuring Beethoven's ninth?
Candace, New Jersey, US

Posh Spice is Mama Cass ________.
Rowan Madsen, Stowmarket, UK

How it feels to be caught up in a Tyrolean street parade?
Mike Yeaman, Newcastle upon Tyne

All wrong. The correct answer was what happened to the cars rammed by an irate motorist who found all the parking spaces in his Bradford street had been taken?

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THURSDAY

Thursday's answer is "I STILL DON'T REALLY PRETEND TO UNDERSTAND IT"

Entries are now closed. Wrong questions include:

Even though I watched all of the England games in the Rugby world cup, ________
Mathew Gard, Portsmouth

What do you think about the English language, Mr Rumsfeld?
Dave Godfrey, Swindon

There must be a reason why the people who live here need to let off fireworks every night of the year, but _____
Adrian, Southend-on-Sea

George W Bush admits that he will seek a further four years in office to find out what is the purpose of the big red button on his desk, saying ....
Garry Rucklidge, Oldmeldrum, Aberdeenshire

I've worked in Information Technology for 20 years, but ...
Malcolm, Farnborough, UK

Even after seven days of intensely studying the formula for the perfect Christmas game I have to admit that _______
Guy Thompson, London, UK

Day after day, my LBQ entries are rejected. Do you know how they select the winners?
Edward Green, Oxford

I didn't really pretend to understand it...
Will, Winchester

I can comprehend gin, but _______.
Simon, Birmingham, UK

What does the LBQ judge usually say on reading my submission?
Desmona Warn, Suffolk, UK

Gomez, Morticia ... I have a problem with your cousin's diction...
Dr Reece Walker, London, UK

Although I can speak fluent Klingon after 8 pints...
Neil Creamer, Birmingham

I know that there are known knowns, known unknowns and unknown unknowns but every time I hear that speech...
Phil Ridley, Cirencester, UK

"Even though I have read and re-read Lord of the Rings to my children, ..........." said Mr Blair
Jamie, Winchester

Tara Palmer Tomkinson's qualification for being on I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here was questionable - I understand that she is a "girl" but .....
Penguin, W Midlands

What was the first catchphrase suggested by the scriptwriters for Victor Meldrew?
Stewart Clark, Hereford

Everyone in the office agreed that Sarah from Lincoln's LBQ for yesterday was 'very clever', but when pushed everyone eventually admitted?
Scott, Renfrew, Scotland

The art of kilograms...
Ian Amis, London

All wrong. When asked about his turbulent friendship with Rolling Stones bandmate Keith Richards, soon-to-be Sir Mick Jagger said _____.

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WEDNESDAY

Wednesday's answer is "ART OF KILOGRAMS"

Entries are now closed. Wrong questions included:

What do you call sculpture made of platinum-iridium alloy?
Tim Francis-Wright, Medford, MA, US

Yes, yes it might be just a pile of sugar to you, you philistine - but to those on the board and to our affluent benefactors it looks like ________
Peter, Welwyn Garden City

"No Sun Tzu, I think your diet book would be better if we called it _______"
Nick B, Bristol

Lefty said to his boss: "The Feds are on to us. I think we need to quiet down Shorty with my specialty... (wink,wink)... you know what that is?
Maureen, Florida, US

Eulogy to a Yorkshireman: "Although 'is kidneys weighed nowt but a few ounces, 'e 'ad an ___ __ _________"
Norman Dawes, Bury St Edmunds, UK

Log, ram, slog, irk, lag, ski are all... wait a minute someone's taking the P.
Kip, Norwich, UK

When WWF was forced to changed its name, what came second in the poll of wrestlers after WWE?
Peter Olding, Bournemouth

One ounce = 28.3495 grams, One Kilogram = 2.046 lbs, 1102lbs = one metric tonne or 0.90718 short tons = one metric tons. Not confusing if you practice the _______.
Daz, Derby

What deadly art do Kiss 'o' Grams aspire to?
Robert Siddall, Leeds

How is Rubens's oeuvre best described?
Craig, Geneva

As the barra boy said, "We've only gort pahnds cos we're ___ __ _________"
Steve Chandler, Cambridge

What is the first module of the international drug dealing degree entitled?
Will, Winchester

In order to give the engineering students the appearance of a well-rounded education, what did the university decide to call their introduction to weights and measures course?
Crystal Weaver, Valparaiso, Indiana

Who would you not want to be the entertainment at your stag or hen night?
Catherine O, Maidenhead

I don't have a beer belly, I just enjoy the _______
Jonathan Bell, Nottingham

Disguising the effect on the body of all the office Christmas parties is known as what?
Martin, Harlow

"For services to metric weights, Mr Garfunkel, I dub thee Sir _______".
John Whapshott, Guildford

What is displayed at The Tate & Lyle Modern?
Mike Yeaman, Newcastle upon Tyne

Under EU regulations, what does an exhibition of Ezra Pound's paintings have to be called?
John Whapshott, Guildford

Correct the punctuation: "(Art), o'f kilo-grams!?"
Kieran Boyle, Oxford

What follows the philosophy of epicureanism?
Sarah, Lincoln, UK

What have British greengrocers failed to master as well as apostrophes?
Mike Yeaman, Newcastle upon Tyne

As the old-fashioned and rather pretentious doctor said to an overweight patient: "Thou ___ __ _________ over-endowed".
Keith , Kingston, UK

All wrong. Reinstated Russian dancer Anastasia Volochkova - sacked for being "too fat" at 50kg - described ballet as an art of the soul and not _______.

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TUESDAY

Tuesday's answer is "BOOMERANG FACTOR"

Entries are now closed. Wrong questions included:

Why is it impossible to throw away stale croissants?
Adrian, Southend-on-Sea

Why do so many people recognise the name 'Si Griffin'?
Gabrielle, Newport Pagnell, UK

What is not to be confused with deja vu - the feeling you get when you watch Love Actually then Four Weddings and a Funeral
Frank, Halifax

The ending of the pension for life provision for ex-Prime Ministers by the first Chancellor to have paid tuition fees at university may become known as what?
Neil , Upminster

How do you define the effect of booze and Christmas Parties on someone who frequently swears they'll never smoke again?
Gabrielle, Newport Pagnell UK

Something that you try to get rid of but keeps coming back to haunt you, such as Linda Barker in the Currys advert, has a high _________ ______.
Ben Wakeling, Rugby

What is the name of the body's tendency to regain weight after a successful crash diet?
Meraz Ahmed, St Albans

There once was an out-of-work actor
With a face like the back of a tractor.
Two weeks in The Bill
Was his peak. He said, "Still,
I can hope for the ___________ _________."
Mike Yeaman, Newcastle upon Tyne

There are things you can throw and things you can't throw. Then there are things you can think you can throw but you can't throw because they are unthrowable. Then there are the unthrowable throws which when thrown get thrown back in your face even though you didn't throw them. This is the .............
Ian H , Manchester

Which company is making the revolutionary lipstick that never gets lost at the bottom of your handbag?
Patricia Maguire, Dublin

What does every bungee jumper hope for?
Candace, New Jersey, US

Those office e-mails which you send and know you shouldn't have as they have a habit of coming back to haunt you, are known as what ?
P Cook, UK

(Rolf Harris programmes x 5) + (Neighbours actors appearing in pantomime + 2) divide by the chart position of Kylie's Christmas single gives you the answer to which festive fun formula?
Mark Shipley, Leyland, Lancashire, UK

Why does Australian beer make me throw up?
Patrick Rushton, Sheffield

Expressing contempt for cream-filled sugar pastry shells is called what?
Dan Swanmore, Suffolk, UK

What is the Palace relying on to increase Prince Harry's popularity?
Suz, Paris

When throwing caution to the wind, you must beware what?
Rob Holman, Chislehurst, Kent, England

LBQ Exam Q6: What name is given to the propensity for the same type of questions to be submitted every day, regardless of the answer?
Neil Webber, Bristol

Cartoon Character's Rulebook No. 58: Any plan to throw, fire, springboard or catapult a heavy object will fail to take into account what?
Mike Yeaman, Newcastle upon Tyne

What could be built into packaging to combat a 'throwaway society'?
Mike Yeaman, Newcastle upon Tyne

Why do people keep coming back to the LBQ?
Jeff, UK

Where do they make boomerangs? Oh, wait...
Jeff, UK

She's a strange stick-like object and won't go away. What does Victoria Beckham have?
Richard C, Camberley, UK

What does my Australian colleague Mike suffer from this week with the rugby emails he keeps receiving?
Richard C, Camberley, UK

What do Neighbours scriptwriters call the resurrection of dead characters?
Howard Vaughan, Edinburgh

When claiming it was 'all downhill from here', what had the Grand Old Duke of York forgotten about?
Martin, Harlow

Rotcaf?
Wallaby, Oxford, UK

What's the new Australian brand of sun cream?
Jim , Scotland

All wrong. The correct question was what is the element of a formula for the perfect Christmas present which denotes the ability to return a particular item to the shop.

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MONDAY

Monday's answer is "IT'S ALL DOWNHILL FROM HERE"

Entries are now closed. Wrong questions included:

Thought for the Day Advent Calendar: Dec 1st: ________________
Ibbi, Portsmouth

It's an uphill struggle from here - what's your view, boss?
Garry Rucklidge, Oldmeldrum, Aberdeenshire

What is the skiing equivalent of the "game of two halves" cliche?
Steve, Brighton

Young, free and single?
RS, Barnsley

Sam: "Mr. Frodo sir, I've been thinking. Since taking on this Ring, we've had to leave our idyllic lifestyle in our pastoral homeland and trudge over freezing mountains, through deserted mines and across stinking swamps. We've braved all manner of nasty bad creature, and all the decent guides have buggered off or been killed leaving us with this slimy Gollum fellow. Surely things must look up for us in this third film... what do you think, Mr. Frodo?"
Edward, Plymouth, UK

We won the Rugby World Cup!
Laurie Kord, Alcester

How's things, Jacko?
John Whapshott, Guildford

What can be guaranteed when you are literally on top of the world?
Si Griffin, London

Love Actually: first there was the hype, then the Christmas single, where now?
Jim, Scotland

What phrase cannot be translated into Dutch ?
Jason S, Southampton, UK

An unnecessary comment about an object dropped in space?
Brian, Belfast, Northern Ireland

Gates of Hell: Instructions to entrants. Number 1. ____________
Mark Starling, London

Your Dukeship, we've just been up, then down, then halfway up, then halfway down, then up, and frankly the men are getting a bit peeved! What's next?
Richard C, Camberley

What birthday card greeting do 40 year old mountaineers find least funny?
Matt, Windsor, UK

If Al L. Downhill is elected US President, what will his slogan be?
David Gorton, Oldbury

What advice should you give to a Pop Idol winner?
Edward Green, Oxford

What might a flea say when it lands on a goose?
Ben, UK

This is obviously such a good answer to the LBQ, surely ___ ___ ________ ____ ____.
Rob Holman, Chislehurst, Kent

Leeds United Club motto?
Richard Sockett, Sheffield, England

The title of Eddie the Eagle's forthcoming autobiography?
Guy Chapman, Reading, UK

Define Everest.
Max, Oxon

What did Murray Walker say when he spilt his drink over Damon?
Nigel, Southampton

What is the motto of the Easter Egg Rolling Society?
Mike, UK

What did Jack say to Jill?
Jayne Suttle, Swanage

All wrong. The correct question was what did Peter Jackson, director of the Lord of the Rings films, say comes after making the best movies of his life?