Thursday arrives and brings another opportunity for you to test your knowledge in our regular quiz. Did you pay attention to the current events – particularly the quirkier parts? Discover here, while also experiencing a set of tedious in-jokes, and then share your score in the comments to let us know how you got on. Allons-y!
The Questions
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The historic cathedral is welcoming its first woman religious leader. Which person?
- Ms. Connelly
- Ms. Mullally
- Ms. Bellamy
- Grace Holloway
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Pope Leo has revealed his first overseas tour. Where is the religious leader traveling?
- Egypt and its neighbor
- The European country and Cyprus
- The transcontinental nation and the Middle Eastern country
- The fictional country and Borduria
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The streaming Prime has altered marketing pictures on its online content platform after people objected it was doing what …
- Depicting The detective Holmes without his pipe
- Showing The adventurer Jones without his leather tool
- Showing James Bond without his gun
- Showing The musician from Sparks without his moustache
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Amusingly, the first Thursday challenge after the break asked who France's new government leader was, and just four weeks later they have already been removed through the door marked 'do one'. Which French PM has just quit, giving President Macron yet another headache?
- Mr. Lecornu
- Gérald Darmanin
- François Bayrou
- Mr. Colbert
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We lost Author Cooper, famous for her 'romantic' love novels. What of these pair very famous titles came first?
- Rivals
- The equestrian story
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Talking of literature, PEN America’s Prohibited in the USA report found what was the most restricted book in the 2024-25 school session in the US?
- Author Blume’s The novel
- Author Burgess’s The dystopian book
- Stephen King's The horror story
- Gary Barlow's Massive Son
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During the Conservative party conference, the Conservatives succeeded to give out a complimentary gift where the word 'The country' was spelt wrong. Which item was the present?
- A chocolate bar
- A tiny jar of sweet substance
- A branded bottle of H2O
- A very mischievous small dog breed
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The is The canine, the official pet of the midweek challenge. The dog wants to find out which famous children's figure is taking legal action against the makers of the satirical show over their latest seeming portrayal of it …
- Bagpuss
- Andy Pandy
- Basil Brush
- The bear from Peru
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The current visiting canine is The pup, who the Thursday quiz met down the bar. What a good boy. The dog wants to know what good cause The individual Scanlon, the man in the Blinking White Guy gif internet phenomenon, has used his viral fame to collect money for
- The health condition
- Heart disease
- The disease
- The neurological disorder
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17 of David Hockney's digital drawings are to be auctioned at sale. The drawings are of which location?
- The Cornish town
- Woldgate
- Gosport
- Ledbury
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Which entity will provide a limited reimbursement to Australia's national government over a expensive report that contained multiple mistakes, after confessing it employed AI artificial intelligence to assist create it?
- Deloitte
- The professional services company
- KPMG
- The Sirius Cybernetics Corporation
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Next up our recently added regular round, comparative with the entertainer's spirit. Currently the midweek quiz envisions the ghost of Liberace would like to find out which of these people has the MOST European Champions League winners' medals?
- The defender Ramos
- The forward Benzema
- The midfielder Modrić
- Kate Bush
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A boffin (the proper scientific word) only found out he'd won the Nobel award in medicine when his wife turned her mobile on after they had been on a digital detox in the American West wilderness. What is his name?
- Jed Branscombe
- Mr. Denshaw
- Fred Ramsdell
- Mr. Dugnutt
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Thursday challenge favourite The singer Swift has a new album out. What is it called?
- Admissions of a Love Novelist
- The Life of a Showgirl
- The Syllabus of Heartbreak
- Exotic Animals of the Deep
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And finally … a new standard round! Today in history with The guitarist May! Plus his animal! This week the midweek challenge envisions the iconic Band guitarist would like to know about the Czech celestial timepiece. October 9 is usually considered as the date of the first mention to the existence of the timepiece. However in which date?
- The 13th century
- The 15th century
- 1610
- 1810
Should you really believe there has been an egregious error in one of the queries or answers – and can demonstrate your reasoning and are absolutely 100% positive you aren’t trying to factcheck a joke – you can raise an issue about it in the comments below.
