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When the quiz master sat down at a blank page to write this week’s introduction, nothing came to mind. There must be an infinite number of ways that you could introduce readers to a quiz, but not a single thought popped into his head. Nothing. Nada. Zilch. Still, here the quiz is – 16 questions on topical news, popular culture, general knowledge and whatever else cropped up during the writing process, all liberally sprinkled with some jokes. There are no prizes, but you can let us know how you got on in the comments.
The Thursday quiz, No 199
- 1.Who has acquired creative control of the James Bond franchise from the Broccoli dynasty (pictured)?
- 2.Sweary celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay has said what keeps being stolen from one of his restaurants?
- 3.Two homeless men who bought a winning lottery scratchcard with a stolen credit card have been offered a share of the winnings if they can produce the ticket. Where?
- 4.The former Doctor Who actor Jodie Whittaker is starring in a new TV show called Toxic Town about the campaign to prove that industrial pollution was causing birth defects in which English town?
- 5.Huge sinkholes appearing in Buriticupu have put about 1,200 people at risk of losing their homes. Where?
- 6.Which football club, with an annual revenue of about £650m, is closing its staff canteen to save money?
- 7.The 2,000-year-old The Lives of the Caesars is back in the book charts after being marketed as a new translation by Tom Holland. Who wrote it originally?
- 8.This week's geography topic is Mozambique. What is the capital of Mozambique?
- 9.It's scores on the doors with Swindon’s Diana Dors. Ignoring all this new-fangled Super Shot business, this week the statue wants to ask you about netball. How many points do you get if you score from a free shot at the net?
- 10.Thursday quiz favourite Kate Bush (cosplayers pictured) was among a host of artists who have done what to protest at AI ingesting their copyrighted works without permission?
- 11.We lost the wonderful Roberta Flack, who had a global hit with Killing Me Softly With His Song. Who made it a huge hit again in 1996?
- 12.It is Karl-Heinz back with his opening lines. This week the Thursday quiz imagines the German soccer legend would like to know which James Joyce work opens with the line 'riverrun, past Eve and Adam's, from swerve of shore to bend of bay, brings us by a commodious vicus of recirculation back to Howth Castle and Environs'?
- 13.Speaking of Germans, who is expected to be the next chancellor of Germany after his conservative alliance scored the highest vote share in Sunday's federal election?
- 14.Which tech company is fixing its dictation services after its phones repeatedly wrote the word 'Trump' when people were, in fact, saying 'racist'?
- 15.What did Chris Eubank Jr hit Conor Benn with at the press conference before their 26 April professional punch-up?
- 16.And finally, this is Willow, the official dog of the Guardian Thursday quiz. She heard somebody was suing a cinema chain for showing too many trailers and adverts before the main feature. Where?
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 Close Season by Katherine Priddy and Simon Armitage instead
