Weekly Bonus Question
09:50 UK time, Friday, 17 July 2009
Welcome to the Weekly Bonus Question.
Each week the news quiz 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. And since nobody likes a smart alec, kudos will be deducted for predictability in your suggestions.
This week's answer is A FOX OR A DOG. But what's the question?
UPDATE Sunday 19 July: The correct question is, what is suspected of killing penguins near Sydney, prompting the authorities to bring in sharpshooters to protect the colony.
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At 17th Jul 2009, chester_copperpott wrote:There's something in my trousers. What is it?
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At 17th Jul 2009, Taffbanjo wrote:What is killing rare penguins?
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At 17th Jul 2009, placey wrote:What is the only decision TV executives make before employing female TV presenters?
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At 17th Jul 2009, lordBeddGelert wrote:"And since nobody likes a smart alec.." And I don't like thick people.
What is thought to be responsible for killing young fairy penguins in Australia ?
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At 17th Jul 2009, grebelet wrote:a new ITV dating show gets straight to the point with its title.
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At 17th Jul 2009, irwin_winterchest wrote:What options are new Korean fast food company McLau's offering in their happy meals?
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At 17th Jul 2009, sanielle wrote:Whats killing the little fairy penguins at the Harbour National Park in Sydney, Australia,
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At 17th Jul 2009, becauseyoureworthit wrote:What's been eating the fairy penguins?
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At 17th Jul 2009, Phil Sears wrote:Canine suspect, answers to the name 'Alan'?
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At 17th Jul 2009, rogueslr wrote:When you marry, are the odds 50:50 that your bride will turn out to be a what?
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At 17th Jul 2009, muldoonsmooth wrote:Ada Fogorox is divided about what?
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At 17th Jul 2009, sinkingshipfund wrote:Disney are casting for a live action remake of their 1981 hit, the sole criterion being that the applicant must be either...?
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At 17th Jul 2009, GromNohm wrote:How did last nights conquest look this morning?
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At 17th Jul 2009, KFCKEV wrote:The final question on Gordon Brown's cabinet selection interview sheet did little to quell concerns over the role of women in his government.
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At 17th Jul 2009, Jeremy wrote:The Queen will be dining at Lord's today during the second ashes test match. The menu includes the rare Australian delicacy "Deep fried Dingo". In the absence of any dingos in NW8, what will be cooked in its place.
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At 17th Jul 2009, JosephFromNantymoel wrote:After deciding on ditching corgis Lizzy Windsor decides between which two animals?
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At 17th Jul 2009, Joseshivers wrote:LMAO @ 5
"new ITV dating show gets straight to the point with its title"
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At 17th Jul 2009, PercyPants wrote:This comment was removed because the moderators found it broke the house rules. Explain.
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At 17th Jul 2009, ianmonty wrote:What do most fairy penguins keep as pets?
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At 17th Jul 2009, Thunder wrote:This week NASA has released remastered high definition pictures of the moon landing. What is clearly seen cocking its leg against the back wheel of the space vehicle?
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At 17th Jul 2009, fergalg wrote:Name one of the two animals mentioned in the shortest Pangram in the English language?
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At 17th Jul 2009, JustinWignall wrote:The only difference between 1 pint of stella and 10 pints of stella is?
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At 17th Jul 2009, troubbledman wrote:A Vietnamese Chef thinking about going upmarket
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At 17th Jul 2009, tttorres wrote:This comment was removed because the moderators found it broke the house rules. Explain.
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At 17th Jul 2009, ChrisF11 wrote:What's quick and brown and jumps over another lazy animal?
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At 17th Jul 2009, beemoh wrote:When choosing an animal to include in the name of a pub, which two would be the most acceptable?
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At 17th Jul 2009, 1950 wrote:Who is going to be sent in the next space exploration?
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At 17th Jul 2009, TedG wrote:Who's left their calling card on the front lawn?
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At 17th Jul 2009, lavaboarder wrote:What animal would take over the world if the human race was suddenly wiped out?
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At 17th Jul 2009, scruff73 wrote:what have Aussie officials sent snipers to deal with for butchering a colony of rare fairy penguins?
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At 17th Jul 2009, andzjones wrote:Very witty number 25.
What animal is eaten most by students after the hours of 11pm in all forms of take away?
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At 17th Jul 2009, FrankyB wrote:Which animal do most Buddhists want to be reincarnated as?
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At 17th Jul 2009, Noodlemaz wrote:What are Australian snipers hoping to kill, which has been maiming their beach penguins?
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At 17th Jul 2009, aberdeen_girl wrote:Complete the palindrome: "Go, da rox of _ ___ __ _ ___"
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At 17th Jul 2009, Donald Barker wrote:The size of General de Gaulle's nose meant that he had a sense of smell equivalent to which animal?
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At 17th Jul 2009, curtis_b wrote:Which two animals get confused in fog?
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At 17th Jul 2009, CheshirePotatoHead wrote:Who did Mr Badger say was responsible for spreading TB?
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At 17th Jul 2009, wonderfulNurseFlo wrote:Who took a fancy to a fairy?
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At 17th Jul 2009, Far-Seer wrote:This comment was removed because the moderators found it broke the house rules. Explain.
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At 17th Jul 2009, drewfields wrote:This comment was removed because the moderators found it broke the house rules. Explain.
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At 17th Jul 2009, RoJO wrote:What animal will Sharon Stone wear next at the red carpet?
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At 17th Jul 2009, Candace9839 wrote:Your blind date has arrived?
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At 17th Jul 2009, D Brown wrote:What is for life not just for christmas amonst the upper classes now that the hunting has been banned
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At 17th Jul 2009, microivanthetreble wrote:This comment was removed because the moderators found it broke the house rules. Explain.
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At 17th Jul 2009, Candace9839 wrote:Three letters and tally ho?
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At 17th Jul 2009, RoJO wrote:We asked 100 taxidermists, Which of the following is easiest to stuff
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At 17th Jul 2009, Candace9839 wrote:We've made a couple of substitutions to our dragon, tiger and phoenix menu?
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At 17th Jul 2009, Candace9839 wrote:What's on special at the Roadkill Cafe today?
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At 17th Jul 2009, ParisienFreak wrote:MPs have described Gordon Brown as laddish and Presbyterian. What did they liken David Cameron to?
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At 17th Jul 2009, sirmilkyvillan wrote:My first true love, what was she?
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At 17th Jul 2009, quantumman wrote:You see on the menu. What are your choices?
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At 17th Jul 2009, Candace9839 wrote:I can't quite make out your handwriting?
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At 17th Jul 2009, Candace9839 wrote:It's just that the children were expecting a wolf in the Little Red Riding Hood puppet show, not...?
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At 17th Jul 2009, Malcolm_H2 wrote:Confuse or follow?
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At 17th Jul 2009, RoJO wrote:In a bid to power the country from a giant hamster wheel, which species of animal has been selected to run?
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At 17th Jul 2009, Phil the Pill wrote:What is Item 21 on the Korean take-away menu that goes with stir fried noodles?
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At 17th Jul 2009, Candace9839 wrote:I say, that's a fine tattoo, and I see you're a fan of the abstract?
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At 17th Jul 2009, ObseloV wrote:What has been mutilating and killing Angel penguins in Australia, prompting the deployment of professional snipers?
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At 17th Jul 2009, gonein60mins wrote:What is Madonna currently considering to adopt to help look after her kids?
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At 17th Jul 2009, RoJO wrote:Following bird flu and swine flu.
What is the next strain of influenza? Is it..
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At 17th Jul 2009, Vicky S wrote:Which animal is usually cast as the baddy in stories?
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At 17th Jul 2009, Ornastic wrote:What question does the Earth Sciences often ask about certain domesticated pet: Is a fox a dog?
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At 17th Jul 2009, Nick Fowler wrote:This comment was removed because the moderators found it broke the house rules. Explain.
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At 17th Jul 2009, paul scarf wrote:Which can you believe in backwards ?
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At 17th Jul 2009, irishconan wrote:What might that chicken in your chow mein really be?
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At 17th Jul 2009, Nick Fowler wrote:What is the shortest phrase that uses up all the letters of a typewriter ... a very small one
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At 17th Jul 2009, tigerghilly wrote:This comment was removed because the moderators found it broke the house rules. Explain.
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At 17th Jul 2009, thundercrispin wrote:10 pints of lager is the difference between what?
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At 17th Jul 2009, Clip (I look at others and see fear in them eyes) wrote:who is the slyest
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At 17th Jul 2009, virtualfang wrote:Which animal comes first in the shortest sentence to use all 26 letters of the english alphabet?
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At 17th Jul 2009, virtualfang wrote:This comment was removed because the moderators found it broke the house rules. Explain.
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At 17th Jul 2009, mikey_rs wrote:What has been stealing a farmers shoes and taking them to play with as toys?
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At 17th Jul 2009, laura quigley wrote:Viewers choose the mascot for the London 2012 Olympics?
Who would UK viewers like to see as next EU president?
Which animal does Barack Obama remind you of?
Who would you like to see winning "Are you smarter than a 10 year old?"
Where does the Bank of England get its financial advice?
(Yeh, I know it's really about killing little penguins.)
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At 17th Jul 2009, Helenepitpony wrote:Who is England's 12th man, instructed to run around the pitch next time Australia need a vital wicket before play ends?
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At 17th Jul 2009, ElCaitlinJames wrote:Quick, brown or lazy
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At 17th Jul 2009, 3rdChuckleBrother wrote:What's the name of the new Nick Knowles vehicle (quiz show), on which contestants are shown pictures of fur patches and have to guess to which of the eponymous animals they belong? Although, like all his other shows, most of the half-hour of which the programme consists will be of Knowles gurning at the camera.
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At 17th Jul 2009, nebody2001 wrote:Animals waking me up in the night 'having it' in the Garden were they...
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At 17th Jul 2009, Blue_Baby40 wrote:This comment was removed because the moderators found it broke the house rules. Explain.
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At 17th Jul 2009, igmaciabaaw wrote:I got me a car - it's as big as a?
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At 17th Jul 2009, ZetaMum wrote:When asked whose feed Boris should be paid for banging out an article on a Sunday morning, he replied "Well at least ...."
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At 17th Jul 2009, richwood78 wrote:is your wife a............
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At 17th Jul 2009, woodie106 wrote:who did the owl & the pussy cat spot chasing their pea green boat.....???
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At 17th Jul 2009, freddiefreeloader wrote:That solemn daughter of Anubis and Input, whom you once glimpsed at dusk, between ancient tombstones in the Egyptian burial ground, as the crescent moon rose above the apex of the pyramid, she has stayed in your memory ever since; and she appeared in the half-light to have the head of which creature?
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At 17th Jul 2009, cayennepepa wrote:This comment was removed because the moderators found it broke the house rules. Explain.
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At 17th Jul 2009, Zafrina wrote:Even Gordon Brown has caught Harry Potter Fever! (Makes a nice change from Swine Flu). When asked what his Patronus would be what did he state? Many of the public would not disagree with that statement.
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At 17th Jul 2009, freddiefreeloader wrote:Noah: 'Run this past me again please John. Under this new management structure you've kindly designed for the Arc, who exactly do C Lion and B Hind now report to?
John Birt: ' '
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At 17th Jul 2009, Robiati wrote:Should Louis Taussards produce a waxwork of wolf it might end up looking more like?
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At 17th Jul 2009, gramo1 wrote:How does a similing ventriloquist say 'A BOX OR A DOG'
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At 17th Jul 2009, Dyeb wrote:What will the next pandemic bout of flu be called?
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At 17th Jul 2009, cayennepepa wrote:Which animals have a sense of humour failure, and always end up referring funny quips to the moderator?
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At 17th Jul 2009, Dyeb wrote:Whats that wrapped round your neck?
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At 17th Jul 2009, stechford wrote:How did Elvis and Walt Disney connect
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At 17th Jul 2009, iandownsouth wrote:What is a cat not?
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At 17th Jul 2009, freddiefreeloader wrote:"OK,OK Mrs Coulter, please calm down. This man wot you say stole your antique aleth...althe...alethiometer. Can you tell me what form his daemon took?"
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At 17th Jul 2009, Candace9839 wrote:Your safari guide is wildly gesturing, jumping up and down, and waving his arms. You doubt your translation of what's been stalking you is...?
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At 17th Jul 2009, DisgustedOfMitcham2 wrote:What is the main ingredient in Heston Blumenthal's "rustic meringue surprise"?
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At 17th Jul 2009, lavaboarder wrote:Just a quizzical teaser! Pick two animals to use every letter in the alphabet.
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At 17th Jul 2009, CardiffMuppet wrote:What the troops are left to eat after Gordon Browns military cut backs
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At 17th Jul 2009, MyOtherNameWasTaken wrote:In their application forms for the European Parliament, how did Silvio Berlusconi ask his female candidates to describe themselves?
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At 17th Jul 2009, wibble59 wrote:Sounds like my last two girlfriends
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