Weekly Bonus Question
10:06 UK time, Friday, 14 May 2010
Welcome to the Weekly Bonus Question.
Each week the news quiz 7 days 7 questions will offer an answer. You are invited to suggest what the question might have been.
Suggestions should be sent using the COMMENTS BOX IN THIS ENTRY. Any answers submitted using the "Send us a letter" form on the right will be summarily ignored.
And since nobody likes a smart alec, kudos will be deducted for predictability in your suggestions.
This week's answer is "1,752 PAGES".
UPDATE 1519 BST: The correct answer is how long is England's 2018 World Cup bid book. The many people who submitted this below should feel only shame at being so literal. Of the deliberately wrong entries, we liked:
- SkarloeyLine's How many have auditioned for the Led Zeppelin tribute band?
- tony's In Xanadu did Khubla Khan a mighty pleasure dome decree. How long would the planning application be in modern day Britain?
- BeckySnow's How much had I typed before realising I'd got caps lock on and was sounding a bit shouty?
- Kipson's How much of this Jeffrey Archer novel do I have to read before I get to the good bit?
- And LaurenceLane's How long are the full rules to Mornington Crescent?
Thanks to all who entered.
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Comment number 1.
At 14th May 2010, BaldoBingham wrote:What demand of Marie Antoinette really sparked the French Revolution?
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At 14th May 2010, BaldoBingham wrote:How large is the new abridged version of the Duckworth Lewis rules?
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At 14th May 2010, Candace9839 wrote:Abridged version of the joint Lib Dem and Conservative manifesto?
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At 14th May 2010, Candace9839 wrote:A bit of light holiday reading?
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At 14th May 2010, SkarloeyLine wrote:How many have auditioned for the Led Zeppelin tribute band?
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At 14th May 2010, LaurenceLane wrote:What happened when I pressed print, and not 'I Agree', to Windows 7 terms and conditions?
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At 14th May 2010, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:What do you need for a really big wedding?
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At 14th May 2010, Kipson wrote:Really Doctor, Mrs.Page and I have no idea why you think she should go on the pill.
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At 14th May 2010, Candace9839 wrote:Worst Senate scandal ever?
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At 14th May 2010, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:What was in the Queen's pre-nuptial contract?
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At 14th May 2010, SkarloeyLine wrote:What did Nick Clegg's cellphone receive from Gordon last Monday?
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At 14th May 2010, Kipson wrote:How much of this Jeffrey Archer novel do I have to read before I get to the good bit.
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At 14th May 2010, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:How big is Stephen Fry's personal website?
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At 14th May 2010, Kipson wrote:I didn't finish The Lord of the Rings but I did read.....
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At 14th May 2010, Candace9839 wrote:Santa's iPAD naughty list?
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At 14th May 2010, Kipson wrote:Under PR how long will the ballot paper be?
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At 14th May 2010, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:How long will this WBQ be by four o'clock today?
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At 14th May 2010, Candace9839 wrote:Another piece of pi?
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At 14th May 2010, Candace9839 wrote:Instructions and translations for assembling a flat pack table?
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At 14th May 2010, Rob Falconer wrote:How long was Groucho's contract before removing Chico's objections?
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At 14th May 2010, Rob Falconer wrote:How long are the instructions for installing a new television BEFORE you remove those in Italian, Japanese, French, German, Welsh, Inuit, ...
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At 14th May 2010, Rob Falconer wrote:How long are the new instructions for running a polling station properly?
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At 14th May 2010, Rob Falconer wrote:What do you need to represent 1 to one million decimal places?
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Comment number 24.
At 14th May 2010, charles cragg wrote:How many pages, each containing 1000 names, had to be read by the International Committee for Standards in Performing Arts before a single entry was found endorsing the view that Graham Norton possessed talent?
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Comment number 25.
At 14th May 2010, Nick Fowler wrote:How long was the first draft of the Reverend Awdry's "Thomas the Tank Engine"?
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At 14th May 2010, Nick Fowler wrote:How long was the instruction manual for the first Biro?
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At 14th May 2010, Nick Fowler wrote:How long is the contract you have to sign before having a joke broadcast on the ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳?
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At 14th May 2010, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:Unabridged feast list for the Holy Hand Grenade?
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At 14th May 2010, Stevieb wrote:My fifteen year old sister has used Facebook's "like" option for...
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Comment number 30.
At 14th May 2010, rory wrote:What length is the bid book for England's 2018 world cup bid?
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At 14th May 2010, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:Good news. We may be able to get you off on a lesser charge. Any prior convictions?
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Comment number 32.
At 14th May 2010, Nick Fowler wrote:How many people send their WBQ entries via the "Send us a letter" form each week?
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At 14th May 2010, Emma wrote:The Cameron-Clegg pre-nup agreement
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At 14th May 2010, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:Minimum Google results to be classed as a celebrity?
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At 14th May 2010, Raven Clare wrote:How many Post-it Notes did Sarah Brown leave around Number Ten?
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At 14th May 2010, Raven Clare wrote:How long was the inventory of purloined items on Pickford's list for 10 Downing Street?
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At 14th May 2010, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:Give it to me straight Doc, are there any side effects with this medication?
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At 14th May 2010, Raven Clare wrote:Why does nobody read the WBQ Terms and Conditions?
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At 14th May 2010, Raven Clare wrote:Why did Jordan need 1,752 pink page-boy outfits for her wedding?
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Comment number 40.
At 14th May 2010, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:CV may need to be a bit shorter, Mr Cameron?
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Comment number 41.
At 14th May 2010, LaurenceLane wrote:How long are the full rules to Mornington Crescent?
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Comment number 42.
At 14th May 2010, fred wrote:Englands world cup bid
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At 14th May 2010, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:How many shades of pink are there anyway?
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At 14th May 2010, rogueslr wrote:How large is a moderator's handbook?
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At 14th May 2010, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:War and Peace translated into Klingon?
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At 14th May 2010, Kaylie wrote:What is the square of 41.8569 words?
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At 14th May 2010, rogueslr wrote:How long was the list of credits at the end of Avatar?
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At 14th May 2010, Steele Hawker wrote:How much toilet paper does a curry house get through in a day?
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At 14th May 2010, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:When Wendy found out how much "work" Jack had been putting into his book?
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At 14th May 2010, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:I think we need to try a smaller font?
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At 14th May 2010, Steele Hawker wrote:OK, Moses, just take the first ten then
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At 14th May 2010, MorningGlories wrote:I'm going to the grocery store, need anything?
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At 14th May 2010, Steele Hawker wrote:How much of the Kama Sutra do you have to read before finding something you're physically capable of attempting?
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At 14th May 2010, Steele Hawker wrote:How long is each "Have I Got News for You" episode's script of off-the-cuff remarks?
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At 14th May 2010, Valerie Ganne wrote:How much Playboy will fit into the average gardener's shed?
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At 14th May 2010, Valerie Ganne wrote:John Prescott's shopping list?
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At 14th May 2010, Valerie Ganne wrote:How many Green Shield Stamps did you need for a plastic toothbrush mug?
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At 14th May 2010, BeckySnow wrote:The number of pages the Daily Mail devotes to a Royal wedding?
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At 14th May 2010, Valerie Ganne wrote:How many speeding convictions does a Chief Constable need before he's officially admonished?
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At 14th May 2010, Pendragon wrote:How much space does the Daily Express devote to someone who found a likeness of Princess Diana in a slice of toast?
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At 14th May 2010, K8JUGS wrote:How big is Beckham's package?
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At 14th May 2010, laertes wrote:Gordon Brown has written a short cv - how long is it?
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At 14th May 2010, Liam wrote:Conservative Party Terms and Conditions.
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At 14th May 2010, smilingBlurBlur wrote:Tory - Lib Dem coalition manifesto
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At 14th May 2010, vonRichthofen wrote:The number of pages Clegg has set aside in this month's personal diary for his feelings on Cameron
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At 14th May 2010, Pendragon wrote:How long is British Rail's station announcer's list of reasons why the 4.15 to Didcot is running two hours late?
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At 14th May 2010, Pendragon wrote:HOw long was schoolboy Gordon Brown's essay on "Charisma"?
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At 14th May 2010, Ash wrote:How much of the Digital Economies Bill *wasn't* read by any of the MPs who voted for it?
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At 14th May 2010, BeckySnow wrote:A Jilly Cooper novel, doubling as emergency loo roll.
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At 14th May 2010, rogueslr wrote:What's the average length of my wife's 'to do' list?
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At 14th May 2010, Pendragon wrote:By how much less is Gordon Brown's to-do list since the election?
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At 14th May 2010, sea1e wrote:The longest suicide note in history.
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At 14th May 2010, Pendragon wrote:How long is the list of people upset because they were unable to vote, who didn't even bother to try to vote in the first place?
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At 14th May 2010, FURYCREATURE wrote:It is actually the ammount of pages in the work cup submission handed over by David Beckham today.
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At 14th May 2010, notnifty wrote:How long was the list of reasons that Gordon Brown was no longer the right man to lead the country?
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At 14th May 2010, Andino wrote:How many pages of the Lib Dem manifesto were scrapped before a deal was agreed?
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At 14th May 2010, bill40 wrote:the amount of zeros on UK national debt?
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At 14th May 2010, Samuel Draper wrote:What will the Yellow Pages be renamed after all the other colours successfully sued the makers of it?
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At 14th May 2010, U13949110 wrote:The picture of Alastair Campbell supposedly wearing the 'same' tie as the one he lent to Gordon Brown clearly show him wearing a different tie.
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At 14th May 2010, JayKay7771 wrote:How many pages make up the England Football World Cup Bid?
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At 14th May 2010, jibbie17 wrote:How many pages long is the official England World Cup 2018 bid?
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At 14th May 2010, Steve McQueen wrote:Either the length of the 2018 World Cup Bid document or the length of the book describing Nick Clegg's fagging duties for David Cameron.
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At 14th May 2010, Yorkie John wrote:The number of young boys lined up for the next Coronation.
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At 14th May 2010, jiangtini wrote:No of pages in the bid book David Beckham delivered to persuade Fifa to award England the 2018 World Cup!
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At 14th May 2010, Nick wrote:Gordon Browns resignation letter, in which he tries to state how he did a good job, and how successful he was!
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At 14th May 2010, Ian P wrote:How many attendants were there at Nick Clegg & David Cameron's 'wedding'?
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At 14th May 2010, Iain J wrote:Length of document detailing how to manage your Facebook account?
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At 14th May 2010, joshdh wrote:is it, how long is the final harry potter book?
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At 14th May 2010, Athos wrote:How many pages of "have your say" do I usually have to scroll through before I find my comment?
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At 14th May 2010, Nick wrote:The England World Cup bid package, but that is only 2 pages long. The other 1750 pages, Beckham did pretty drawings on, to keep him quiet and stop him running around on the plane.
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At 14th May 2010, Scott Dawson wrote:HSE report for a paper cut in a generic UK county council.
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At 14th May 2010, lostinfrustration wrote:How large is the England 2018 World Cup bid?
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At 14th May 2010, screenname1001 wrote:How many pages are there in the guidelines for Civil Servants involved in the transferral of political offices from Labour to Conservatives?
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At 14th May 2010, CheshirePotatoHead wrote:What are the maximum possible results from a google search in China ?
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At 14th May 2010, Phil Sears wrote:How long does it take the average politician to say "I haven't a clue"?
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At 14th May 2010, flyerkeyte wrote:How much private information Facebook have on me in the public domain.
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At 14th May 2010, rivett wrote:How long is the list of women that Nick Clegg has slept with?
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At 14th May 2010, onemanandhishat wrote:How many pages were there in England's submission to Fifa to campaign for the 2018 World Cup?
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At 14th May 2010, Slam69 wrote:Allowing one line per claim how many pages would the list of dodgy expense claims run into?
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At 14th May 2010, baz41 wrote:The submission to FIFA for Engtland's bid to host the 2018 World Cup.
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