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As the world waited with bated breath to see if anybody could catch the very naughty miniature dachshund Valerie, who has been living her best life for more than 500 days, the Thursday quiz had to contain its excitement and knuckle down to come up with 15 vaguely topical general knowledge and pop culture questions for your pleasure. There are no prizes, but we always enjoy hearing your scores in the comments.
The Thursday quiz, No 206
- 1.Jeff Bezos’s space company Blue Origin burned up loads of carbon this week with a vanity flight into, or at least quite near to, space on its rocket New Shepard, featuring which pop star (not pictured)?
- 2.Everybody loves a happy ending, and a Mississippi tortoise (not pictured – that is Priscilla at London Zoo) got one when it was recently reunited with its people after having been carried away by a tornado. What was its name?
- 3.We lost the wonderful Jean Marsh, who co-created the 1970s TV hit Upstairs, Downstairs. Which character did she memorably play in it?
- 4.Which White Lotus actor expressed their displeasure at Saturday Night Live mocking their teeth (not pictured), calling it "mean and unfunny"
- 5.The tennis player Harriet Dart asked the umpire what during a match against Lois Boisson at the Rouen Open?
- 6.Here is Karl-Heinz with his opening lines. This week, the Thursday quiz imagines the German soccer legend would like to know which book opens with a letter from R Walton that begins: "You will rejoice to hear that no disaster has accompanied the commencement of an enterprise which you have regarded with such evil forebodings"?
- 7.This is Willow, the official dog of the Guardian Thursday quiz. She has heard that the global sales of a much-loved drink have fallen to their lowest level since 1961. Which drink?
- 8.This week's flag question is about Chile (not pictured). Chile's flag has two equal horizontal bands of white and red, with a blue square in the canton that contains how many white stars?
- 9.It is the anniversary of Martin Luther's trial in 1521. Where was it held?
- 10.It is Victoria Beckham's birthday. Happy birthday, Posh Spice! We wanna really, really, really wanna zig-a-zig-ah! What year did she get married to David Beckham?
- 11.Which esteemed actor said this week that they were serious about giving up the job, because there were a lot of other things they wanted to do with their life?
- 12.Who spoiled a good walk at the weekend by becoming only the sixth player to achieve golf’s career grand slam by winning the Masters tournament in the US?
- 13.Kate Adie has claimed that the BBC has an unofficial league table of the most unpopular accents. Which accent did she say came top?
- 14.There was uproar after an ancient tree (very much not pictured) was felled in London. Contractors working for which food chain were believed to be responsible?
- 15.And finally, which British political figure has said they are planning to launch their own "uncensored" social network to counter mainstream media?
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 Memory of You, the new posthumous single by the late, great Mark Stewart instead?
