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Thursday is upon us once more, and it is time again to test yourself with our weekly quiz on topical news stories and general knowledge. Fifteen questions await you, liberally laced with the regular in-jokes and stupid answer options that make this not quite your usual news quiz – and long may it stay that way. There are no prizes, but you can let us know how you got on in the comments.

The Thursday quiz, No 195

  1. 1.The UK has decided not to call a new submarine (not pictured, because it hasn’t been built yet) HMS Agincourt, but instead call it …

    HMS Anson

  2. 2.Talking of underwater things, a German aerospace engineer has set a new world record for living underwater for some reason. How long did he stay there?

    A man and some fish

  3. 3.Britain’s loneliest bat (not pictured – that is a lot of Mexican bats) may have some company after a female of the rare species – declared extinct in the UK in the 1990s – was discovered. What species?

    Bats

  4. 4.The rediscovered Edvard Munch (pictured) portrait of Thor Lütken from 1892 has what scene depicted within it?

    Edvard Munch

  5. 5.Six riders of which nation’s track cycling team were injured when an 89-year-old man drove into them while they were on a training ride?

    Cycling

  6. 6.Combining his time as Zimbabwe’s first prime minister and second president, how long was Robert Mugabe in power for?

    Robert Mugabe

  7. 7.Sticking with Africa, this week’s geography topic is Namibia. The home of some spectacular natural views (pictured), when did Namibia gain independence from South Africa?

    Namibia

  8. 8.This is Willow, the official dog of the Guardian Thursday quiz. Remind her of the name of the Chinese AI chatbot that sent US tech shares tumbling this week …

    Willow, the official dog of the Guardian Thursday quiz

  9. 9.It is scores on the doors with Swindon’s Diana Dors. This week, the statue wants to ask you about volleyball. You have to win a volleyball set by two clear points, but in the first four sets, what is the minimum number of points you need to win?

    Statue of Diana Dors outside the Cineworld cinema in West Swindon

  10. 10.It is Karl-Heinz, and his opening lines. This week, the Thursday quiz imagines the German soccer legend would like to know which Shakespeare play opens: “In sooth I know not why I am so sad. It wearies me, you say it wearies you.”

    Karl-Heinz Rummenigge

  11. 11.Science! Why does the earth have a magnetic field?

    The earth

  12. 12.Today is the anniversary of Charles I, King of England, Scotland and Ireland, coming a cropper when he was executed outside the Banqueting House on Whitehall. But which year?

    Charles I

  13. 13.Which movie has received the most Oscar nominations this year, with 13?

    Oscar!

  14. 14.Talking of nominations, the Beatles have been nominated for a Brit award. When was the last time that happened?

    Brit Awards

  15. 15.And finally, it was reported last week that who said a period of silence from Thursday quiz favourite Liz Truss might be helpful?

    Liz Truss

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 Woman Driver by The Pill instead?

Woman Driver by The Pill


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