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The Thursday quiz was all set to announce a massive expansion, which would have, no doubt, generated a huge number of jobs and benefitted the whole economy of the UK. Sadly, despite almost certainly being more profitable than many a faded football club currently languishing in the lower reaches of the Premier League, the Thursday quiz has been quite unable to convince the government to also stump up a load of taxpayer cash as part of the deal to regenerate the neighbourhood. So we will just have to stick to the tried and trusted format of 15 topical, general knowledge and pop culture questions laden with a few jokes, however shabby the surroundings are. Let us know how you got in the comments …

The Thursday quiz, No 201

  1. 1.Who is replacing Justin Trudeau as leader of the Liberal party in Canada?

    Canadian flag

  2. 2.Which European nation’s postal service has said letters can ‘do one’, and in future it is only going to deliver parcels?

    Letters

  3. 3.This is Willow, the official dog of the Guardian Thursday quiz. She knows a religious TV channel has been fined £150,000 for giving UK airtime to an evangelist selling which clearly misleading product …?

    Willow, the official dog of the Guardian Thursday quiz

  4. 4.Art boffins think they have found the only known portrait of Lady Jane Grey, who was bullied into declaring she was queen, lasted less time in post than Liz Truss, and ended up executed within a year. Ooops. Which year did Lady Jane Grey try to claim the throne?

    Imperial state crown

  5. 5.BBC boffins, meanwhile, have announced who will be representing the UK at Eurovision this year. Who is it?

    Eurovision mascot

  6. 6.Talking of music and royalty, you don’t get much more pop royalty than Kylie Minogue. Which of her tracks did King Charles III put on his recent playlist claiming to be his favourite songs?

    Kylie Minogue

  7. 7.Which country has suspended a ski jumping coach and an equipment manager after a cheating scandal erupted at the ski jump world championships?

    Ski jump

  8. 8.It’s scores on the doors with Swindon’s Diana Dors. This week the statue wants to ask you about Olympic judo. How many points do you get awarded for an ippon (一本)?

    Statue of Diana Dors

  9. 9.It is the anniversary of astronomer William Herschel first having a peek at Uranus through his telescope in 1781, and initially thinking it was a comet. Once he was convinced it was a planet, what did he initially seek to name it?

    Uranus

  10. 10.Talking of Uranus, its neighbour Saturn is showing off after astronomers discovered a huge number of previously undiscovered moons of the planet. How many moons do astronomers now think Saturn has?

    Saturn

  11. 11.This week’s geography topic is Thailand. Spot the odd one out – which of these countries does NOT border Thailand?

    Thailand

  12. 12.It is Neil Sedaka’s birthday today. Happy birthday, Neil! Breaking up is hard to do! One of his early hits was written about someone destined to become a star in their own right. Which of these was it?

    Neil Sedaka

  13. 13.A man in which US state has been charged with repeatedly carrying out heists of Lego from Target stores?

    Vintage space Lego

  14. 14.Greenland’s centre-right Democrat party became the largest party in its Inatsisartut after the election this week. Leader Jens-Frederik Nielsen (pictured) is a former champion in which sport?

    Jens-Frederik Nielsen

  15. 15.And finally, fashion brand Boohoo is rebranding itself as what?

    Boohoo

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 Hearsay by Anika instead?

Hearsay by Anika


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