Weekly Bonus Question

10:14 UK time, Friday, 4 September 2009

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. And since nobody likes a smart alec, kudos will be deducted for predictability in your suggestions.

This week's answer is A FORM OF MEDITATION. But what's the question?

UPDATE 1629 BST: The correct answer is, why does V&A curator Sue Prichard recommend quilting for stressed-out people. (More details, Guardian)

Of your deliberately wrong suggestions, we liked:

TheRealCatherineO's Neighbours are so unfriendly these days, what does it usually take to borrow a cup of sugar?
SkarloeyLine's What is Satan unlikely to be queueing for, in the Post Office?
And ForeverGreenAndWhite's What is the last thing Jeremy Clarkson will resort to when trying to calm himself down?

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1. At 10:24am on 04 Sep 2009, SimonRooke wrote:
War, what is it good for?

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2. At 10:30am on 04 Sep 2009, Dodie_James wrote:
What is a forehead known as in Glasgow?

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3. At 10:40am on 04 Sep 2009, Rob Falconer wrote:
No IT media?

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4. At 10:41am on 04 Sep 2009, Rob Falconer wrote:
Meditation without a cuppa?

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5. At 10:41am on 04 Sep 2009, Rob Falconer wrote:
Agincourt?

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6. At 10:42am on 04 Sep 2009, Steele Hawker wrote:
The bestowing of kudos?

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7. At 10:42am on 04 Sep 2009, Steele Hawker wrote:
It's from ACAS. We'd better fill it out.

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8. At 10:44am on 04 Sep 2009, SkarloeyLine wrote:
What is Satan unlikely to be queueing for, in the Post Office?

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9. At 11:06am on 04 Sep 2009, Mhadaidh wrote:
What was Bannockburn ?

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10. At 11:12am on 04 Sep 2009, Candace9839 wrote:
But I thought this was the trancendental class?

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11. At 11:14am on 04 Sep 2009, SimonRooke wrote:
How would you describe dyslexic relaxation?

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12. At 11:15am on 04 Sep 2009, Candace9839 wrote:
What barristers prefer calling the D word?

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13. At 11:18am on 04 Sep 2009, Candace9839 wrote:
No, I'm afraid we're not giving away free drugs samples today?

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14. At 11:25am on 04 Sep 2009, irwin_winterchest wrote:
What is my baseball bat not, according to a Judge who sentenced me to six months this week?

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15. At 11:29am on 04 Sep 2009, Mark wrote:
How do you get agreement between cows?

Affirmation Mooed (anag) = a form of mediation

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16. At 11:32am on 04 Sep 2009, Candace9839 wrote:
What phrase was often lost in translation with Attila the Hun?

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17. At 11:36am on 04 Sep 2009, Candace9839 wrote:
When Klingons attack and pillage?

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18. At 11:41am on 04 Sep 2009, SimonRooke wrote:
What should you do if you have too much "TIGER BONE WINE" and only manage to set 6 questions on 7D7Q?

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19. At 11:44am on 04 Sep 2009, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:
What being a princess was really all about?

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20. At 11:50am on 04 Sep 2009, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:
Send in the clowns?

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21. At 12:00pm on 04 Sep 2009, philjwade wrote:
Missing in Iran.

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22. At 12:00pm on 04 Sep 2009, Blue_Baby40 wrote:
What do Katie Price and Peter Andre use the tabloids as?

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23. At 12:03pm on 04 Sep 2009, Candace9839 wrote:
Homebaked biscuits?

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24. At 12:06pm on 04 Sep 2009, Dennis Junior wrote:
What is relaxation....

=Dennis Junior=

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25. At 12:14pm on 04 Sep 2009, ndshares wrote:
anag: Was it one of the reasons for the "formation of media"?

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26. At 12:15pm on 04 Sep 2009, CheshirePotatoHead wrote:
Not just any old rag around his neck, but what should a BBC newsreader never be seen without ?

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27. At 12:32pm on 04 Sep 2009, ten gear bat bike wrote:
What is Rumsfeld's lates defense of Abu Gharib?

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28. At 12:36pm on 04 Sep 2009, SkarloeyLine wrote:
What will the Magazine need, after telling its Twitter followers that this week's WBQ is in fact "A form of meditation"?

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29. At 12:40pm on 04 Sep 2009, SkarloeyLine wrote:
The latest definition of "to pimp"?

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30. At 12:43pm on 04 Sep 2009, Mhadaidh wrote:
Honestly M'lud , I thought offering to help you inflate your expenses claim was .......

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31. At 12:47pm on 04 Sep 2009, lindum49 wrote:
When handing over your last Rolo......

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32. At 1:03pm on 04 Sep 2009, dvboy83 wrote:
What will London Midland drivers be doing on Sunday instead of driving trains?

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33. At 1:04pm on 04 Sep 2009, Candace9839 wrote:
How Dick Cheney defines torture?

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34. At 1:13pm on 04 Sep 2009, ManxDave57 wrote:
What results from agreeing to remove the 'C' from the treatment?

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35. At 1:13pm on 04 Sep 2009, RedCheeseDemon wrote:
What did Peter Griffin and the giant chicken fail to sign at their make-up dinner?

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36. At 1:15pm on 04 Sep 2009, ManxDave57 wrote:
What is the latest iphone application?

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37. At 1:17pm on 04 Sep 2009, TheRealCatherineO wrote:
Neighbours are so unfriendly these days, what does it usually take to borrow a cup of sugar?

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38. At 1:18pm on 04 Sep 2009, essexbeancounter wrote:
Another NHS typing error

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39. At 1:18pm on 04 Sep 2009, staggy_boy wrote:
The contract Collin Montgomerie agreed with the golfing gods.

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40. At 1:20pm on 04 Sep 2009, bangledancer wrote:
when I relax by daydreaming of pounding my PC into a pile of powdery scrap with a lump-hammer, I'm actually indulging in...?

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41. At 1:24pm on 04 Sep 2009, Dodie_James wrote:
What four words then a slight pause always precede Sir Alan Sugar's "You're fired"!

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42. At 1:32pm on 04 Sep 2009, weasal007 wrote:
How do the chinese monks define a long fart?

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43. At 1:34pm on 04 Sep 2009, Vicky Snow on Snow wrote:
Shouting through megaphones?

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44. At 1:42pm on 04 Sep 2009, waterman71 wrote:
Thinking of ways to get out of work.

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45. At 1:45pm on 04 Sep 2009, Dodie_James wrote:
How does Lord Mandelson describe his off-the-record briefings to journalists?

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46. At 1:46pm on 04 Sep 2009, homer3 wrote:
Football transfer fees too high? Lets ban Chelsea from making any.

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47. At 1:47pm on 04 Sep 2009, kamalchauhan wrote:
Management of the NHS is NOT known as what?

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48. At 1:50pm on 04 Sep 2009, sushimonster wrote:
When the Devon Tourist Board gave the Torbay area the tag line of "The English Riviera", it was and example of what?

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49. At 1:50pm on 04 Sep 2009, Candace9839 wrote:
Pacifist's guide to the universe?

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50. At 1:55pm on 04 Sep 2009, sushimonster wrote:
The widely known word "HXJQMEDIATIONKLV" that so masterfully won me last night's game of Scrabble is infact (Sarah) an often used term for what?

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51. At 2:06pm on 04 Sep 2009, sushimonster wrote:
Class 4K at my old school - containing some of the most haplessly nerdy and also some of the most brutally violent school children in the history of Secondary School Education - could never be described as what?

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52. At 2:10pm on 04 Sep 2009, sushimonster wrote:
In modern relationships, the Decree Nisi can be defined as....?

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53. At 2:12pm on 04 Sep 2009, supersubag wrote:
For mediTation (which was the word towards the bottom of the "weekly quiz section":

What do aspiring monks have to hand in to their mentor once a week?

For mediation (which is the word confusingly used at the top of this page):

What's it called when a man admits his wife is right?

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54. At 2:14pm on 04 Sep 2009, sushimonster wrote:
The Latin term NOITAIDEM FO MROF A, when written backwards would spell what?

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55. At 2:25pm on 04 Sep 2009, sushimonster wrote:
The purchasing of a bunch of (reasonably priced) flowers for my girlfriend (not in any way connected with her wild and unproven accusations of my repeated cheating on Scrabble) in the hope that she might eventually talk to me again - can be best described as what?

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56. At 2:51pm on 04 Sep 2009, sushimonster wrote:
When my eight-year-old self twirled his recently removed pyjama bottoms around his head whilst raspberry-ing the theme tune to World of Sport in an attempt to stop my parents from arguing, it could be described as an unusual, but surprisingly effective what?

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57. At 3:11pm on 04 Sep 2009, sushimonster wrote:
Clue 17 Down in today's Ridiculously Cryptic Crossword "Do Meerkats prefer to Tango whilst many furtive trawlermen with ripe buttocks show restrain? (1,4,2,9)" can apparently be correctly answered by what phrase?

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58. At 3:36pm on 04 Sep 2009, clare_555 wrote:
Whats reading Katie Price's (aka Jordan) book likened to?

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59. At 3:36pm on 04 Sep 2009, sarahtrieste wrote:
How do parents view the first day of school?

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60. At 3:43pm on 04 Sep 2009, clare_555 wrote:
What terms is commonly used when turning on the tap, whilst one's loved one is taking a shower.....

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61. At 3:45pm on 04 Sep 2009, clare_555 wrote:
What 4 words does not sum up the experience of walking through a field of cows and their calfs, with your dog and a walking stick?

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62. At 3:47pm on 04 Sep 2009, clare_555 wrote:
It is true to say that you are not doing this after a hot curry from your local restaurant called 'Curry & then Hurry'......

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63. At 4:02pm on 04 Sep 2009, ForeverGreenAndWhite wrote:
What is the last thing Jeremy Clarkson will resort to when trying to calm himself down?

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64. At 4:06pm on 04 Sep 2009, whiteassoc wrote:
Dyslexic Quiz
"What T is missing from the phrase below to describe a form of exercising the mind"
Yes - thats right - a form of mediattion

John White - Stony Stratford

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65. At 4:09pm on 04 Sep 2009, 1Krazie1 wrote:
Why do some people think that the Lockerbie bomber was allowed to go back to Libya?

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66. At 4:12pm on 04 Sep 2009, Mhadaidh wrote:
When an English bowler flattens all three of the stumps and after thirty minutes of standing his ground an Australian batsman admits tht he has been bowled out , it is considered a ........

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67. At 4:20pm on 04 Sep 2009, 1Krazie1 wrote:
What is it called when a husband agrees with his wife?

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68. At 4:36pm on 04 Sep 2009, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:
What follows a 'Forum of Meditation' that has descended into a punch up?

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