The Lunchtime Bonus Question

Welcome to the Lunchtime Bonus Question.

The rules are simple. Every day at 1030 BST on the Magazine index 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.

The winner of this week's Lunchtime Achievement Award is Sarah Allman for her inept question on Wednesday. Accepting her prize keyring, she said: "I guess some day I'll look back on this, laugh nervously and change the subject." No time to lose.

LBQ roll of shame

NB. The LBQ will return on Tuesday 31 August.

FRIDAY

Friday's answer is "A TEACUP FULL OF SLUDGE"

Wrong questions so far include:

What happens when you mistake flour for powdered milk? (Hey, it was 4 o'clock in the morning and I was half asleep, all right?)
Francis, Phoenix AZ, US

If 65p gets a decent cup of tea, what does 27p get?
Tim Francis-Wright, Boston, US

Earl Brown?
Hedley Russell, Morecambe

Typhoon Tea?
Tim H, Redhill

The quality of Mersey is not strained?
Gerry T, Faringdon, England

A cup half empty is MUCH worse when you realise it was...
Graham, Aberdeen

How can I get out of making drinks for everyone?
Jaques, Little Britain

Remember what Sundays used to be like?
Guy Thompson, London,UK

What's the only thing found in Iraq so far to cause a stir?
Tomo, Wortley, Leeds

The Mud Hatter's tea party?
Kip, Norwich

Mr A. Teacup reacts angrily to a slur in local paper.
Peter Aitken, Scotland

Further accusations of GCSE dumbing-down after Home Economics students receive grade As for submitting...
Peter G, Sittingbourne

What valuable art composition did the cleaner accidentally pour down the sink?
Stuart Matthews, Bristol

How do you know when you have forgotten your wife's birthday?
Keith, Virginia, US

The radio news summary was "Haiti cop falls off ledge". How did you receive it?
John S, Maidstone

Mire tea Vicar?
Seanie, Bucks

Philip, look at this! You don't think our tealady has been replaced by another dashed Mirror reporter do you?
Margie Morgan, Bootle

Sedimentary, my dear Watson?
Chris Watson, Bristol

Despite a spoonful of sugar, what did Mary Poppins find impossible to drink?
Si Griffin, London, UK

What's left after a storm in a teacup?
DB, Chester

All wrong. The correct question was what does bad dunking technique with rich tea biscuits give you, according to a comparative study of dunking performance.

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THURSDAY

Thursday's answer is "MOCK BEAUTY LOTION"

Entries are now closed. Wrong questions so included:

What did I do when I failed to taunt the shampoo?
Lester Mak, London, UK

Are there any of your GCSE results which weren't to such a high standard?
Tim Pymont, British European living in England

If you pay from 27p to 65p for a beauty treatment, what would you get?
Lena Kovalenko, London

Beau Jest?
Martin Ruck, Oxford

What's the best cure for the night before?
Dominic, London

There was a young girl from the ocean
Who tried an attractive pink potion
Her skin turned bright green
And she let out a scream
"Oh no, I've bought ....."
Sarah Bowyer, Reading, UK

Entirely without foundation?
Madmarce, London

What other phrases are missing from the Chinese guides to Beijing?
Nik, Cambridge

What is the quickest way to get sacked by Estée Lauder?
Keith, Kingston

Maybe it's not Maybelline?
Candace, New Jersey, US

Not another celebrity baby?
Mike C, Leeds, UK

We've got no word for pollution, so what can we call this stuff?
Martin, Harlow

L'Unreal?
Brian Ritchie, Oxford

Slapstick?
Andrew Culley, Grantham

All made up?
Chris Ballard, UK

Oil of eBay?
Bob, Cheshire

Mascarade?
John S, Maidstone

What contains extract of Michael?
Helene Parry, South Wales expat to Twickenham

All wrong. The correct question was adverts for which product are being launched to persuade women to drink in moderation.

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WEDNESDAY

Wednesday's answer is "NO WORD FOR POLLUTION"

Entries are now closed. Wrong questions included:

Is effluent a word meaning wealthy?
Michael, London

If Lennon had been composing "Imagine" today...
Jack, London

Is 'verontreiniging' the Dutch word for wheelbarrow?
Steve, Warrington

Remove politician from the dictionary. In fact, rip out the whole page. Lo and behold... (Oh, and polka-dot goes as well)
Simon, Birmingham, UK

The Kyoto disagreement?
Graham Triggs, London, UK

It has no groove, no meaning;
It's not the time, the place or the motion.
Is it any wonder there's...?
Seanie, Bucks

Roget's block.
Norm Brown, Branxton, NSW.Oz

Letter from America?
Claire, London

If George Bush thinks that the French have no word for entrepreneur, why aren't America cutting their greenhouse emissions?
Liz, Manchester

Why is there no pollution in '1984'?
Shaky, Manchester

Before there was a word for pollution what was there?
Chris Waston, Bristol

After the OED printing factory went up in smoke, police report they have?
Seanie, Bucks

Clean?
Guy, UK

What would making typing reports for the environment agency difficult?
Sarah, Oxford

All wrong. The correct question was what is missing from a vocabulary list prepared for visitors to Beijing in preparation for the next Olympics.

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TUESDAY

Tuesday's answer is "CELESTIAL JUKEBOX"

Entries are now closed. Wrong questions included:

Where would you find the Divine Comedy's latest hits?
Rob Turville, Guernsey, Channel Islands

MP3001?
John C, Oldham

Rock and Roll of Ages?
Peter Collins, Belfast

A space racket?
Seanie, Bucks

A song for Europa?
Candace, New Jersey, US

Nirvana?
Bob, Cheshire

What's the one thing that might tempt me to be good from now on?
Leanie , Tonbridge

Where would you use Pennies from Heaven?
Kevin H, Creepy Crawley

God's Ipod ?
Bruce Fisher, Luxembourg

Why has this pub got no atmosphere?
Seanie, Bucks

If God really was a DJ, what would his stage name be?
Smiles, London

i-god?
Jason Woolnough, Southampton

Proof there is nightlife on Mars?
Seanie, Bucks

Andromedia?
Rob Holman, Chislehurst, Kent, England

Heavenly choir?
Chris Brayley, Bromley

If the devil has all the best tunes, what ends up full of A-ha and Right Said Fred?
Matthew, London

Lucy in the sky with discmans?
Andrew Culley, Grantham

Hark the herald angels singalong?
Edward Green, London

All-seeing iPod?
Keith, Whitstable

All wrong. The correct question how do record company executives see the development of downloading services, according the chairman of the BPI.

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MONDAY

Monday's answer is "FROM 27P TO 65P"

Entries are now closed. Wrong questions included:

How much more does a message cost you if you can't write in txt spk ?
Jason S, Southampton, UK

Cost of one, two and about one?
Sarah, Bedford

How far will 38p get you nowadays?
Ray Gray, London

How much do students spend on non-alcoholic drinks each year?
Nik, Cambridge

What would rapper 50 Cent be called in this country?
Paul McGuiness, Bristol, UK

Blue cross day at the pound shop?
Vicky, East London

The true cost of petty crime?
Andrew Culley, Grantham

When Pavarotti wants to WATCH an opera, what seat does he sit in?
Brian Cooper, Edinburgh

Ok class. Now lets have no nonsense about falling standards. How many 'P's are there in 'Perspicacity'?
Lisa M, Southampton

Following the growth of "p2p" filesharing, what is the proposed name for the next-generation high-speed filesharing technology?
Dave Taylor, Leeds, UK

What is the current scrap value of Beagle II? (adjusted for Martian inflation.)
Bill, Portland, Oregon, US

Page 74 of London's A-Z: Fulham Road stretches . . .
Anna, Herts

Increase in funding for the costume department of Doctor Who?
David, UK

Compare crisp prices either side of the Watford Gap.
Alex Evans, Manchester

All wrong. The correct question is: To obtain one telephone number from a 118 service, what could the calls cost?

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