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Lunchtime Bonus Question

10:24 UK time, Thursday, 16 August 2007

The fourth in our series of one-off, never-to-be-repeated revivals of the veteran Lunchtime Bonus Question, in which we give you an answer and you try to be funny by suggesting what the question might have been.

For one final time, the Lunchtime Bonus Question (in which we give an answer and you suggest a supposedly amusing wrong question) is milking its comeback tour again.

It would be all too easy to suggest that, on the 30th anniversary of the death of the original (something marked by our colleagues at Radio Two), that the LBQ's own comeback should commemorate Elvis's 1968 effort. But that would be too obvious.

Instead it seems fitting to mark the anniversary of the birth of Hugo Gernsback, dubbed the "father of science fiction", who by launching magazines such as Amazing Stories (great name, by the way) created a whole genre which has done so much to enrich the lives of modern man, woman, child and geek.

Intensive research (ie reading ) also credits Gernsback with creating "science fiction fandom" by taking the revolutionary step of publishing the addresses of people who wrote letters to his magazines. This meant they could contact each other, and whole networks of fans sprang up. Kind of reminds us here at Magazine Towers of the beauty of social networking. Like the on Facebook, now with nearly 500 members.

So today's answer is TWO NOTES FOR TWO DAYS. Send your questions using the comments box below. The most wrong will be published. The least wrong will be sniffed at.

Comments

  1. At 11:27 AM on 16 Aug 2007, Phil, Cardiff wrote:

    How would you describe the worst guitar solo ever?

  2. At 11:33 AM on 16 Aug 2007, Simon Rooke wrote:

    How did Pete Doherty bunk off school to go to Glastonbury?

  3. At 11:34 AM on 16 Aug 2007, Rebecca wrote:

    What is the name of the new John Cage-inspired piece?

  4. At 11:42 AM on 16 Aug 2007, Pierre wrote:

    Let off P.E. again? How many excuses do you have this time?

  5. At 11:42 AM on 16 Aug 2007, Caroline Brown wrote:

    Exactly what was it about his whistle that drove you attempted murder with a bread knife?

  6. At 11:43 AM on 16 Aug 2007, Jay La Roche wrote:

    5 gold rings,
    4 calling birds,
    3 french hens,
    er, whats next?

  7. At 11:44 AM on 16 Aug 2007, Bruce wrote:

    What do I have to do to get some time off round here?

  8. At 11:53 AM on 16 Aug 2007, Simon Rooke wrote:

    Zoe Heller had a really good weekend?

  9. At 11:58 AM on 16 Aug 2007, David, UK wrote:

    The minute waltz, in slow motion?

  10. At 12:03 PM on 16 Aug 2007, Sophie wrote:

    Amid cries of A levels being too easy, the UK's top scoring student reveals her studies amounted to?

  11. At 12:09 PM on 16 Aug 2007, Martin Ruck wrote:

    What's the motto of the Weekend Counterpoint Society?

  12. At 12:17 PM on 16 Aug 2007, Candace wrote:

    Stalker versus secret admirer?

  13. At 12:19 PM on 16 Aug 2007, Modupe wrote:

    What did Mariah Carey threathen to sing?

  14. At 12:25 PM on 16 Aug 2007, Margie Morgan wrote:

    How much does Gordon Brown now pay civil servants in subsistence allowance ?

  15. At 12:27 PM on 16 Aug 2007, Kip wrote:

    So your wife hasn't spoken to you all weekend? How do you know when your dinner is ready then?

  16. At 12:30 PM on 16 Aug 2007, Gerry T wrote:

    The Crazy Frog ring tone sounded like...?

  17. At 12:38 PM on 16 Aug 2007, Helene Parry wrote:

    Why am I never likely to win Secretary of the Year?

  18. At 12:41 PM on 16 Aug 2007, Gordon, Whitley Bay wrote:

    In the first draft of Wagner's ring cycle. What was the original weak ending (week-ending!) to the final opera?

  19. At 12:41 PM on 16 Aug 2007, Dave Williams wrote:

    'ere me old China what's it cost for me and me trouble n' strife to stay at your rubbadub ?

  20. At 12:44 PM on 16 Aug 2007, Claire Steel wrote:

    What drove Mrs X to murder her neighbour who could only remember the first bar of chopsticks?

  21. At 12:44 PM on 16 Aug 2007, Steve D wrote:

    What were the results of the 'giant post-it speed writing' record attempt?

  22. At 12:47 PM on 16 Aug 2007, Kip wrote:

    Minutes of the AGM of Apathetics Anonymous?

  23. At 01:02 PM on 16 Aug 2007, Simon Rooke wrote:

    So Mr Under Secretary, what was the result of the first Brown Bush meetings?

  24. At 01:11 PM on 16 Aug 2007, David, UK wrote:

    Pocket money inflation?

  25. At 01:13 PM on 16 Aug 2007, Chris Stephen wrote:

    How much music will the Spice Girls sing for £2,000,000?

  26. At 01:21 PM on 16 Aug 2007, Helene Parry wrote:

    How do you know your canary's caught avian flu?

  27. At 01:27 PM on 16 Aug 2007, Candace wrote:

    Why did the postman have to ring twice?

  28. At 01:28 PM on 16 Aug 2007, Kip wrote:

    As you serious Beethoven? You've been composing solidly for 48 hours and all you've come up with is Ta-Da?

  29. At 01:28 PM on 16 Aug 2007, Alan Durward wrote:

    Given the current effects of the "credit crunch", what are the revised lending terms currently being offered by most high street banks?

  30. At 01:28 PM on 16 Aug 2007, Robin, Glasgow (formerly Edinburgh) wrote:

    How much did I bribe the Monitor to bring back the LBQ?

  31. At 01:31 PM on 16 Aug 2007, Simon Rooke wrote:

    A typical Mike Leigh movie script.

  32. At 01:42 PM on 16 Aug 2007, Stig wrote:

    After the Pussycat threatened to throw him overboard, what did the Owl confine himself to?

  33. At 01:45 PM on 16 Aug 2007, Helene Parry wrote:

    How does the MM know that Stig is busy in work?

  34. At 01:58 PM on 16 Aug 2007, Stig wrote:

    How do you know when your MP3 player needs recharging?

  35. At 02:00 PM on 16 Aug 2007, Stig wrote:

    The Daily Express has a new lead story – so what’s the ‘Diana conspiracy’ been demoted to?

  36. At 02:05 PM on 16 Aug 2007, wrote:

    What was Eric Clapton's original title for his album 'Slowhand'?

  37. At 02:09 PM on 16 Aug 2007, robin hughes wrote:

    A Level Physics Q34. Describe the relationship between time and sound frequency?

  38. At 02:23 PM on 16 Aug 2007, Helene Parry wrote:

    When Bridget has drunk 8 glasses of chardonnay and feels v.v. bad?

  39. At 03:07 PM on 16 Aug 2007, David, UK wrote:

    How not to be seen as blowing your own trumpet?

  40. At 03:19 PM on 16 Aug 2007, Graham56 wrote:

    How do you make £35 million last a lifetime?

  41. At 03:26 PM on 16 Aug 2007, Graham56 wrote:

    Introducing our new policy to control the amount of emails in the office.

  42. At 04:29 PM on 16 Aug 2007, Rob Falconer wrote:

    For how long has our daughter been singing the second part of "Over the Rainbow" ?

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