Weekly Bonus Question
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 link below. And since nobody likes a smart alec, kudos will be deducted for predictability in your suggestions.
This week's answer is DOUBLE-EDGED CHALICE. The real question will be added below on Friday afternoon.
UPDATE: The answer is that it's one commentator's description of the job Poet Laureate.
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Comment number 1.
At 1st May 2009, Marquee wrote:What phrase would never be uttered by a poet laureate?
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Comment number 2.
At 1st May 2009, Marquee wrote:How would you describe Dan Brown's novel "The Da Vinci Code"?
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Comment number 3.
At 1st May 2009, Marquee wrote:What should you use to protect yourself from a Poison'd Sword?
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Comment number 4.
At 1st May 2009, macgrew wrote:What can't you use to cure hiccups?
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Comment number 5.
At 1st May 2009, chester_copperpott wrote:Beverage Holder Quarterly this week announced that what innovation in drinking would be unveiled at Cup-O-Mania 2009?
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Comment number 6.
At 1st May 2009, Catherine O wrote:How could it be that the entire congregation get the flu but not the priest?
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Comment number 7.
At 1st May 2009, Beegle81 wrote:What was the intermediate stage between the traditional cup fighters, 'single bladed tumbler' and the currently in design 'omnipotent muti-faceted grail'?
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Comment number 8.
At 1st May 2009, charlescragg wrote:How did the present Pope cut his teeth as a young cleric?
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Comment number 9.
At 1st May 2009, JimmyG wrote:What is the only suitable drinking vessel to avoid contracting swine fever?
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Comment number 10.
At 1st May 2009, kevinjwoods wrote:what was recently revealed to be used in the crusades to convert heathens, muslims, and anybody with bad teeth?
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Comment number 11.
At 1st May 2009, Valerie Ganne wrote:A goblet that swings both ways?
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Comment number 12.
At 1st May 2009, Catherine O wrote:How could it be that the entire congregation got the flu but not the priest?
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Comment number 13.
At 1st May 2009, Valerie Ganne wrote:Meeting Boysie from Only Fools and Horses and finding he has a rapier-like wit?
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Comment number 14.
At 1st May 2009, Le Dave wrote:How did Judas Iscariot describe Mary Magdalen?
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Comment number 15.
At 1st May 2009, Rob Falconer wrote:A mixed malapropism?
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Comment number 16.
At 1st May 2009, fabsec54 wrote:Who will be the next Poet Laureate?
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Comment number 17.
At 1st May 2009, macgrew wrote:If you have a base of radius Zcm and vertical radius of curvature of Dcm , with a semi-cylindrical stem produced by the rotation of the function f(x)=1/nX^n + X^t = t (where n and t are constants) around the x-axis, placed central on the base, and a hollow object of thickness Hcm, formed by the rotation around the x-axis of the positive values of the function klogex between 0 and t, (where k is a constant), and a quadratic function super-imposed on the edge of the logarithmic function for the whole rotation, what shape do you have?
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Comment number 18.
At 1st May 2009, Rob Falconer wrote:Mrs. Malaprop's Sword of Damocles?
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Comment number 19.
At 1st May 2009, Dan wrote:In what kind of vessel would you mix a metaphor?
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Comment number 20.
At 1st May 2009, jevans1987 wrote:Jesus, not wearing his glasses, drank from what dinner?
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Comment number 21.
At 1st May 2009, macgrew wrote:Addition; the quadratic function exists values of X between positive and negative 0.5. All units are in centimetres.
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Comment number 22.
At 1st May 2009, cuillinqueen wrote:What was the original title for Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire?
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Comment number 23.
At 1st May 2009, Yeboye wrote:Paul Gascoigne's ex-drinking cup??
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Comment number 24.
At 1st May 2009, Rob Falconer wrote:What was Harry Potter's fourth adventure before her literary agent changed it?
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Comment number 25.
At 1st May 2009, Rob Falconer wrote:Sorry - please ignore my number 24
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Comment number 26.
At 1st May 2009, MildOblivion wrote:How the poet laureate Job Is being described on the Press.
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Comment number 27.
At 1st May 2009, grantadams wrote:after losing two votes in the commons, what should gordon brown fall on?
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Comment number 28.
At 1st May 2009, james wrote:How does Alan Shearer view his new job as Newcastle manager? (Or indeed how does any footballer view any challenge?)
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Comment number 29.
At 1st May 2009, lordBeddGelert wrote:How would you describe being invited to vote with the Prime Minister to decrease your expenses ? Hmm.. Decisions, decisions..
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Comment number 30.
At 1st May 2009, Marquee wrote:What did the UK hand back to the US in Iraq this week?
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Comment number 31.
At 1st May 2009, kremlinko wrote:What do nuns use to measure their breast size?
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Comment number 32.
At 1st May 2009, In De Pen Innit wrote:What did Jonathan Aitken wish he had said, prior to his conviction?
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Comment number 33.
At 1st May 2009, EnglishFolkfan wrote:What was the artwork that didn't make the Turner Prize shortlist?
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Comment number 34.
At 1st May 2009, Drunken Max wrote:"accede delible dough " is an anagram of what completely unknown phrase
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Comment number 35.
At 1st May 2009, Marquee wrote:How did George Bush describe the legacy he left behind for Barack Obama?
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Comment number 36.
At 1st May 2009, CheshirePotatoHead wrote:What would you drink from when eating double egg and chips with a two pronged fork
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Comment number 37.
At 1st May 2009, Rob Falconer wrote:Sword and saucery?
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Comment number 38.
At 1st May 2009, firstjohnsark wrote:What is the new weapon of choice for the Popes Swiss guards?
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Comment number 39.
At 1st May 2009, JandyB wrote:What do you call a drinking trough to which both swine and avian species have access to?
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Comment number 40.
At 1st May 2009, QuarterMoon wrote:What phrase will Carol Ann Duffy be trying to rhyme after a challenge from her predecessor?
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Comment number 41.
At 1st May 2009, caroline-m wrote:What is the ideal weapon to fend off a mugger in church?
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Comment number 42.
At 1st May 2009, ScottVernon wrote:What is George Bush's latest verbal goof?
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Comment number 43.
At 1st May 2009, Catherine O wrote:What do hypocritical knights look forward to at the end of a long, hard day?
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Comment number 44.
At 1st May 2009, The Therapist wrote:Poet Laureate Application Form.
Q8: Complete the following verse:
My dearest friend Alice
Shows almost no malice
But likes to drink wine
from a ............
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Comment number 45.
At 1st May 2009, SubduedInsanity wrote:What instrument gives the the most perfect round cookies, other than a cookie cutter, when used?
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Comment number 46.
At 1st May 2009, philjer wrote:Being elected the next Prime Minister will be like drinking from a......?
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Comment number 47.
At 1st May 2009, ElectronicMale wrote:What was the Vatican's response to the news that Tony Blair had converted to Catholicism?
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Comment number 48.
At 1st May 2009, eddshed wrote:What is Peter Mandleson's favourite wineglass?
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Comment number 49.
At 1st May 2009, glynnbum wrote:What line was scrapped, only to be replaced with "Alice, who the f*&% is Alice"?
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Comment number 50.
At 1st May 2009, Rory_Dee wrote:err dock me points for predictability... but was it something about a Cameroonian election prospects.... sounds like a Boris-ism?
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Comment number 51.
At 1st May 2009, glynnbum wrote:What was the working title for "Quantum of Solace"?
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Comment number 52.
At 1st May 2009, Lester Mak wrote:Holy grail for sharp cocktails of mixed metaphors?
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Comment number 53.
At 1st May 2009, Ed Loach wrote:Choosing between weekly and every lunchtime was likened to what?
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Comment number 54.
At 1st May 2009, rogueslr wrote:Has the brew that is true?
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Comment number 55.
At 1st May 2009, crosseya1 wrote:What did Andrew Motion liken the job of Poet Laureat to be?
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Comment number 56.
At 1st May 2009, DustinThyme wrote:The pellet with the poison is in the flagon with the dragon; the vessel with the pestle is the brew that is true, what's in the palace ?
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Comment number 57.
At 1st May 2009, Newquizman wrote:How did one magazine refer to the job of Poet Laureate?
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Comment number 58.
At 1st May 2009, NorfolkOnce wrote:Speed communion?
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Comment number 59.
At 1st May 2009, NevNevNevNev wrote:How did Boris Johnson describe his first year as London Mayor?
(I'm going to get hammered for predictability)
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Comment number 60.
At 1st May 2009, irwin_winterchest wrote:What is being used to deter alcoholic priests from drinking?
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Comment number 61.
At 1st May 2009, rogueslr wrote:What do you call a cup that swings both ways?
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Comment number 62.
At 1st May 2009, HarveyReid wrote:Gordon Brown is so two faced, what does he need to drink from?
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Comment number 63.
At 1st May 2009, NorfolkOnce wrote:Your Holiness, what's it like to be a twin?
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Comment number 64.
At 1st May 2009, Vicky S wrote:Name something you never knew you needed until Lakeland Plastics sent you their catalogue?
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Comment number 65.
At 1st May 2009, rogueslr wrote:How do you view your mother in law driving over a cliff in your new Jaguar?
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Comment number 66.
At 1st May 2009, NorfolkOnce wrote:Drinketh from this cup and thou shalt be the richest man in all Christendom, but thou shalt also be married to Susan Boyle?
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Comment number 67.
At 1st May 2009, Rob Falconer wrote:Alice in Switzerland?
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Comment number 68.
At 1st May 2009, willowwillard wrote:Isn't that a tube?
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Comment number 69.
At 1st May 2009, matthewacoates wrote:In addition to the news that the Whitehall cellar is stocked with £800k of wine and spirits, it has also been brought to light that the government has invested in several 'double-edged chalices' for the (many) two faced members of the government requiring more than the normal one edge to drink from.
One can understand the outrage of Liberal Democrat Mr.Foster, as he apparently has no expensive wines to his name, and has had to make do with a cheap lager all his life....
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Comment number 70.
At 1st May 2009, rougeleo wrote:Ant " what does DEC stand for? "
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Comment number 71.
At 1st May 2009, CarltonBrown wrote:Delivered in poetic style by Andrew Motion
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Comment number 72.
At 1st May 2009, Fungus the Bogeyman wrote:Winnie the Pooh in bed with a cold and wondering if he should call his best friend ?
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Comment number 73.
At 1st May 2009, Rob Falconer wrote:Welsh singer Duffy accepting the post of Poet Laureate?
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Comment number 74.
At 1st May 2009, jonathanmonkeybob wrote:What is the name given to a drinking goblet or 'chalice' that (strangely) has two distinct sides, essentially forming a 'double edge'?
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Comment number 75.
At 1st May 2009, michelleallison wrote:What should Bovril be served in to prevent swine flu?
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Comment number 76.
At 1st May 2009, rogueslr wrote:Well Father O'Keefe, how do you feel about becoming a parent at 60?
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Comment number 77.
At 1st May 2009, Kilsellagh wrote:Harry Potter and the DOUBLE-EDGED CHALICE
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Comment number 78.
At 1st May 2009, Rob Falconer wrote:Having a job and appearing on University Chalice?
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Comment number 79.
At 1st May 2009, DaddyDoink wrote:What tool would you need to win the apprentice?
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Comment number 80.
At 1st May 2009, Helenepitpony wrote:A certain South London football team insists on being known by which rather posh rhyming slang?
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Comment number 81.
At 1st May 2009, DaddyDoink wrote:In just a minute, talk about a Double Edged Chalice...
There are many types of Chalice - single, ditto edged, round, oval, ovaltine, coffee, double edged chalice - these are, ummmm *BUZZ*
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Comment number 82.
At 1st May 2009, Helenepitpony wrote:What was the murder weapon in Agatha Christie's Murder At The Vicarage?
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Comment number 83.
At 1st May 2009, thefiance wrote:What's harder to swallow than an evolving feast?
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Comment number 84.
At 1st May 2009, Jedibenuk wrote:Many a slip 'twixt cup and lip - and it slips most with what?
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Comment number 85.
At 1st May 2009, bish-10 wrote:So Mr Beckham, In 5 words describe your move to the LA Galaxy.
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Comment number 86.
At 1st May 2009, alien-pimp wrote:What is the Archbishop of Canterbury's weapon of choice when playing World of Warcraft?
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Comment number 87.
At 1st May 2009, NorfolkOnce wrote:What does every self respecting alcoholic priest possess?
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Comment number 88.
At 1st May 2009, Dhanoalot wrote:Peter Andre and Jordan announce that she is pregnant, with a baby girl on the way.
Can you guess what they've decided to call her?
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Comment number 89.
At 1st May 2009, Electric Dragon wrote:Steven Spielberg's next film will be called "Indiana Jones And The..." what?
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Comment number 90.
At 1st May 2009, embraboy wrote:What is quite obviously the opposite of a poisoned sword?
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Comment number 91.
At 1st May 2009, NorfolkOnce wrote:What's the recommended daily dose of communion wine?
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Comment number 92.
At 1st May 2009, Eregol wrote:What item is for fighting wine tasters only?
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Comment number 93.
At 1st May 2009, m3dici wrote:What will be Robert Langdon's signature gadget in the 'Da Vinci Code' sequel?
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Comment number 94.
At 1st May 2009, Kaylie wrote:What is an apt description of the Holy Grail?
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Comment number 95.
At 1st May 2009, -Fitzy- wrote:What phrase has been used to describe the post of 'Poet Laureate'?
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Comment number 96.
At 1st May 2009, Colin Bunyan wrote:how honesty is described in society being as it is poisoned?
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Comment number 97.
At 1st May 2009, kewxxv wrote:what name hase been given to the two-dimensional pest which has been ravaging tes plants in Assam?
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Comment number 98.
At 1st May 2009, Helenepitpony wrote:What's the latest must-have item for sale on the Supping Channel?
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Comment number 99.
At 1st May 2009, John McCormick wrote:Lucrezia Borgia made poisoned drinks look safe by drinking from what first?
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Comment number 100.
At 1st May 2009, Helenepitpony wrote:When Father Jack celebrated Mass...
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