Weekly Bonus Question

10:43 UK time, Friday, 25 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 HYPOCHONDRIAC GRANNIES. But what's the question?

UPDATE 1629 BST: The correct answer is who, according to irate cyclists, are the only ones to welcome new speed bumps in a bike rat-run in Islington? (More details - Times)

Of your wilfully wrong questions, we liked:

TheRealCatherineO's Statistically, who are least likely to provide you with an imminent inheritance?
GervaseFen's Why has our doctor got so many friends on Facebook?
Fi-Glos' Mint imperials, crocheted doilies, a Stannah stair lift and bottle upon bottle of tablets. Well David, who lives in a house like this?
ARoseByAnyOther's Usually not featured as the "partner" in Viagra commercials
And Candace9839's Fiercest critics of the five second rule?

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1. At 10:50am on 25 Sep 2009, SimonRooke wrote:
How did Australia view the England team in the One Day Internationals?

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2. At 10:52am on 25 Sep 2009, chester_copperpott wrote:
Although what I thought was angina turned out to be indigestion and that brain tumour was in fact eye-strain, I can't get in to see my GP about what appears to be leprosy due to the surgery being overrun with what?

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3. At 10:53am on 25 Sep 2009, NorfolkOnce wrote:
What goes with weary granddads?

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4. At 10:54am on 25 Sep 2009, TheRealCatherineO wrote:
Who are the worst 'Casualty' plot-spoilers?

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5. At 10:55am on 25 Sep 2009, keithrbrit wrote:
The real reason why the NHS is so heavily in debt?

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6. At 10:57am on 25 Sep 2009, ZingyZangyZongy wrote:
Why are all my pills in garish colours and are clashing with my new bathroom suite?

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7. At 11:00am on 25 Sep 2009, ZingyZangyZongy wrote:
Why are instructions with my tablets in such big letters?

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8. At 11:00am on 25 Sep 2009, TheRealCatherineO wrote:
In a drive to cut death rates, junior doctors are to be replaced with what?

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9. At 11:01am on 25 Sep 2009, GervaseFen wrote:
OK, who ram-raided our local surgery with an electric wheelchair?

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10. At 11:02am on 25 Sep 2009, NorfolkOnce wrote:
Describe the worst coach journey imaginable?

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11. At 11:02am on 25 Sep 2009, GervaseFen wrote:
Why is 'Gray's Anatomy' always out at our local library?

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12. At 11:06am on 25 Sep 2009, GervaseFen wrote:
Why has our doctor got so many friends on Facebook?

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13. At 11:06am on 25 Sep 2009, irwin_winterchest wrote:
Due to perfect summer breeding conditions what is the country braced to be overrun with this winter?

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14. At 11:07am on 25 Sep 2009, Steele Hawker wrote:
Why a substantial increase in pensions is necessary?

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15. At 11:07am on 25 Sep 2009, SimonRooke wrote:
Why can I never get through to my surgery when I've got an owie?

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16. At 11:09am on 25 Sep 2009, LaurenceLane wrote:
What are most dating sites full of?

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17. At 11:14am on 25 Sep 2009, Kipson wrote:
"I put my coat on before I went out, I didn't feel the benefit and look what happened to me!"

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18. At 11:21am on 25 Sep 2009, LaurenceLane wrote:
Who are the real target audience for M & Ms?

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19. At 11:26am on 25 Sep 2009, rogueslr wrote:
No matter how bad you feel, who is always more unwell?

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20. At 11:28am on 25 Sep 2009, ADasein wrote:
Enough to make one feel quite ill.

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21. At 11:28am on 25 Sep 2009, ddstretch wrote:
Zimmer frames with built-in pill dispensers are to be introduced following intensive campaigning by which marginalised group?

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22. At 11:29am on 25 Sep 2009, SkarloeyLine wrote:
Who complains that, in their day, you could leave your jaws unlocked?

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23. At 11:32am on 25 Sep 2009, Steele Hawker wrote:
What are cemeteries full of?

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24. At 11:33am on 25 Sep 2009, SkarloeyLine wrote:
Who tells you: "In our day, we had to make our own ailment"?

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25. At 11:34am on 25 Sep 2009, Eddie-george wrote:
This comment was removed because the moderators found it broke the House Rules.
26. At 11:37am on 25 Sep 2009, TheRealCatherineO wrote:
Statistically, who are least likely to provide you with an imminent inheritance?

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27. At 11:39am on 25 Sep 2009, ahjt65 wrote:
What do hypochondriac mothers become?

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28. At 11:41am on 25 Sep 2009, hammer194 wrote:
the bbc were accused of ageism after calling all female newsreaders over 30 ........?

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29. At 11:42am on 25 Sep 2009, v8falcon wrote:
What do"The Weakest Link","Watchdog" and "The Paul O'Grady Show" have in common?

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30. At 11:46am on 25 Sep 2009, Mhadaidh wrote:
I decided that the better option was to travel in the train carriage full of drunken party-goers , it was a lot quieter and nicer than the one full of .........

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31. At 11:56am on 25 Sep 2009, SkarloeyLine wrote:
Who has knitting pins and needles?

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32. At 12:03pm on 25 Sep 2009, BeckySnow wrote:
This comment was removed because the moderators found it broke the House Rules.
33. At 12:12pm on 25 Sep 2009, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:
Which gangs are the most vicious when denied an age discount at the early bird special?

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34. At 12:14pm on 25 Sep 2009, BeckySnow wrote:
Who's cured by a slice of Battenburg, a nice cup of tea and Paul O'Grady on the gogglebox?

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35. At 12:14pm on 25 Sep 2009, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:
Latest shocker in the Anna Nicole case?

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36. At 12:17pm on 25 Sep 2009, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:
The Bangles' reunion tour?

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37. At 12:21pm on 25 Sep 2009, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:
Usually not featured as the 'partner' in Viagra commercials?

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38. At 12:24pm on 25 Sep 2009, BeckySnow wrote:
Who theatrically slap down their Daily Mail and mutter incredulously about respect for elders when you politely point out they're sitting in your pre-booked train seat?

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39. At 12:24pm on 25 Sep 2009, CheshirePotatoHead wrote:
What are excited CHONDRIAC GRANNIES known as ?

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40. At 12:25pm on 25 Sep 2009, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:
Who is renowned for lethal force with a pill bottle filled handbag?

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41. At 12:27pm on 25 Sep 2009, Slapmongous wrote:
Who make up 90% of the Simon Cowell fan club?

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42. At 12:29pm on 25 Sep 2009, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:
A collection of two or more what constitutes discussuions of ailments and procedures that will make your toes curl?

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43. At 12:29pm on 25 Sep 2009, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:
A collection of two or more what constitutes discussions of ailments and procedures that will make your toes curl?

(one 'u' too many)

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44. At 12:31pm on 25 Sep 2009, rogueslr wrote:
Why does your mother think your children would be best off marrying a pharmacist?

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45. At 12:36pm on 25 Sep 2009, rogueslr wrote:
What expression does the BBC Pronounciation dept guide as 'hippo-conned-Iraq grand-knees'?

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46. At 12:38pm on 25 Sep 2009, BeckySnow wrote:
Who would feel a whole lot better if they didn't boil their vegetables to mush in saltwater?

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47. At 12:40pm on 25 Sep 2009, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:
Go ahead, mess with her tea cosy and make her day?

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48. At 12:43pm on 25 Sep 2009, Candace9839 wrote:
Who makes you listen to the disclaimers following drugs adverts?

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49. At 12:45pm on 25 Sep 2009, Candace9839 wrote:
Who will rubbish the culture of the sixties as they are reaching for their collection of tiny bottles?

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50. At 12:45pm on 25 Sep 2009, lestmak wrote:
The latest genetically-modified sick apples?

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51. At 12:47pm on 25 Sep 2009, Candace9839 wrote:
They were giving out free samples at the clinic, but why did I get trampled trying to get one?

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52. At 12:49pm on 25 Sep 2009, Candace9839 wrote:
Who pulled rank on me and me stand at the back at the flu jab clinic?

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53. At 1:02pm on 25 Sep 2009, Fi-Glos wrote:
What did one health official describe as "the wrong kind of patients"?

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54. At 1:04pm on 25 Sep 2009, Fi-Glos wrote:
Mint imperials, crocheted doilies, a Stannah stairlift and bottle upon bottle of tablets. Well David, who lives in a house like this?

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55. At 1:07pm on 25 Sep 2009, Steele Hawker wrote:
La Milady Imaginaire?

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56. At 1:11pm on 25 Sep 2009, Steele Hawker wrote:
111? No, I'm just ill.

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57. At 1:23pm on 25 Sep 2009, SkarloeyLine wrote:
What does the Staffordshire man's metal detector normally pick up?

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58. At 1:28pm on 25 Sep 2009, david regan wrote:
What do you call the people who are sick of the goings-on at Strictly Come Dancing?

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59. At 1:49pm on 25 Sep 2009, Mhadaidh wrote:
The rel reson

who is campaigning for an all-night pharmacy next to the bingo hall

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60. At 1:56pm on 25 Sep 2009, WX1294 wrote:
According to Wikipedia, HYPOCHONDRIAC GRANNIIES has been on the edge of the Welsh version of the one-pound coin since 1997.

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61. At 2:02pm on 25 Sep 2009, Dilligaf-Fbi wrote:
BBC News is actively recruiting female newsreaders over the age of 50, who need not apply?

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62. At 2:05pm on 25 Sep 2009, Candace9839 wrote:
Fiercest critics of the five second rule?

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63. At 2:06pm on 25 Sep 2009, j-o-n-a-t-h-a-n wrote:
Who is always in front of you in the queue at the Post Office?

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64. At 2:16pm on 25 Sep 2009, Candace9839 wrote:
Neil Diamond's greatest fans?

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65. At 2:20pm on 25 Sep 2009, darren7965 wrote:
Statistically speaking, which part of the population are most likely to complain about being simultaneously old, unwell and female?

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66. At 2:39pm on 25 Sep 2009, ManxDave57 wrote:
What's a knot, when the knot not's right?

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67. At 2:42pm on 25 Sep 2009, ManxDave57 wrote:
When Ma'a Ma always feels below Pa?

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68. At 2:43pm on 25 Sep 2009, ManxDave57 wrote:
When Ma's Ma always feels below Pa?

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69. At 2:47pm on 25 Sep 2009, SeggaExpress wrote:
If you always wind the teacher up at med-school, what demographic are you stuck treating for the rest of your life?

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70. At 2:55pm on 25 Sep 2009, WilkesWoodwork wrote:
That Dear old Mrs Smith has a lot to answer for !

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71. At 3:05pm on 25 Sep 2009, MarkVent wrote:
What anagram of "Gordon:Piracy Enchains!" is being used as the code-name of the new "anti-piracy bill" ?

Mark.

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72. At 3:07pm on 25 Sep 2009, Candace9839 wrote:
ITV censors revealed?

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73. At 3:08pm on 25 Sep 2009, Southerner wrote:
What are the Sugababes going to change their name to when they have made their 10,000th line up change?

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74. At 3:34pm on 25 Sep 2009, ingeniousdrbobsmith wrote:
What did the group of boffins call their new genetically engineered bred of apple specifically designed to contradict the popular phrase?

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75. At 4:02pm on 25 Sep 2009, barry white wrote:
Which group think that they run the country?

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76. At 4:07pm on 25 Sep 2009, fazzii wrote:
Who are the targets of Speed bumps installed by Islington Council in North London?

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77. At 4:16pm on 25 Sep 2009, shauncrowther wrote:
After listening to his rant at the UN earlier this week, Colonel Gadaffi's private surgeon has recommended he spend a week in the company of a load of.................???

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