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Welcome to the Thursday quiz, 15 questions designed to see whether you’re the one asking the questions this week, or whether you’ve been happily swaying along to someone else’s melody – or about to be yeeted out of Downing Street like an inept contestant on The Traitors. You will be tested on topical news, general knowledge and pop culture. There are no prizes, but you can let everybody know how you got on in the comments. Allons-y!
The Thursday news quiz, No 234
- 1.Winter Olympic organisers were very careful not to deny that who may have lip-synched during the opening ceremony for Milano Cortina 2026?
- 2.Which country has faced social media mockery for a commemorative coin (not pictured) of Queen Elizabeth II (actually pictured) that people say looks more like Mrs Doubtfire, Brendan O’Carroll's Mrs Brown or Shrek than the late monarch?
- 3.As part of their festival-goer badge award, girl guiders are encouraged to do what to prepare for going to a festival?
- 4.This Pokémon is Octillery, hanging with a friend. How many hearts does an octopus have?
- 5.This week's guest canine is Ralph, whom the quiz master met in a pub in St Albans. He wants to know what happened to YouTuber Jack Doherty at the weekend?
- 6.It is Christina Ricci's birthday today. Happy birthday Christina! It should have been on a Wednesday, obviously. Talking of which, what is the name of the character she plays in the Netflix show Wednesday?
- 7.It is also Steve Hackett's birthday today! Happy birthday, Steve! Squackett! Which band did he used to be the lead guitarist for?
- 8.Farther or nearer with Geordie Alan Shearer! This week we imagine the England soccer legend wants to know if he leaves his hometown of Newcastle upon Tyne, which is farther or nearer: Toronto, Canada or Astana, Kazakhstan?
- 9.Here is Karl-Heinz, with his opening lines, which almost rhymes. This week, the Thursday quiz imagines the German soccer ace would like to know which play begins with Martha saying 'Jesus H Christ' as George tries to shhhhh her?
- 10.This week's geography round features the island of Martinique in the Lesser Antilles, where this incredible looking hummingbird lives. Martinique is part of the EU because it still belongs to which colonial power?
- 11.Least or most with Liberace's ghost. This week, the Thursday quiz imagines the ghost of Liberace would like to know which of these teams has won the most men's FA Cup finals in England?
- 12.Which member of a British band has requested music they composed be removed from the soundtrack of the box office smash Melania featuring Melania Trump (pictured, twice)?
- 13.Which type of bird has baffled ornithology boffins (the correct technical term) by rocking up unexpectedly in Montréal?
- 14.On this day with Brian May! And his badger! 12 February is the anniversary of Bill Clinton being acquitted in his impeachment trial. The Thursday quiz imagines Queen's legendary guitarist wants you to tell him – and his badger – who the only other president was, apart from Donald Trump, to face an impeachment trial?
- 15.The quiz master was in Norwich earlier this week to go to see Suede, but unexpectedly there was loads of graffiti about Emma Bunton's 50th birthday. How peculiar. Anyway, which Spice Girl was she?
If you really do think there has been an egregious error in one of the questions or answers – and can show your working and are absolutely 100% positive you aren’t attempting to factcheck a joke – you can complain about it in the comments below. Why not watch She Goes by Girl Group instead?
