It is time. Thursday lunchtime. Time to enjoy our cunningly titled Thursday quiz. Fifteen questions on general knowledge and topical news trivia, laced with a few weird facts and some jokes. It is just for fun and there are no prizes, but let us know how you get on in the comments below. The Thursday quiz, No 5 GLOBAL NEWS: Which Pacific nation has seen dramatic scenes outside its parliament this week with a dispute about the swearing in of a new prime minister? It is time. Thursday lunchtime. Time to enjoy our cunningly titled Thursday quiz. Fifteen questions on general knowledge and topical news trivia, laced with a few weird facts and some jokes. It is just for fun and there are no prizes, but let us know how you get on in the comments below. The Thursday quiz, No 5 GLOBAL NEWS: Which Pacific nation has seen dramatic scenes outside its parliament this week with a dispute about the swearing in of a new prime minister? "" Vanuatu Kiribati Samoa Fiji SPACE: How many moons of Jupiter have been discovered to date? "" 23 45 59 79NAME THE FLAG: Only one US state features the flag of a foreign nation on its own. Which state? "" Connecticut The Commonwealth of Virginia New England HawaiiUK (AND ROMAN) NEWS: The British Museum is to open an exhibition on 27 May dedicated to which Roman emperor with an unsavoury reputation? Tiberius Nero Caligula Marcus Aurelius COMPARATIVELY SPEAKING: The Volga and the Danube are considered to be the two longest rivers in Europe. But which of THESE four major European rivers is the longest of the four? Dnieper Rhine Elbe Tagus THE NATURAL WORLD: Talking of rivers, here is a blurry pic of a wild giant river otter. It has been spotted in a country where it had not been seen since the 1980s and was feared extinct. Where? "" Bolivia Ecuador Chile ArgentinaSPORT: Who won the Monaco F1 grand prix at the weekend to take the lead in the drivers" world championship? "" Lando Norris Valtteri Bottas Max Verstappen Charles Leclerc CITIES: Istanbul should have been hosting this weekend"s UEFA Champions League final, not Porto. When did Istanbul first have its name changed to Istanbul? "" 1890s 1910s 1930s 1950s MUSIC: Which of these female recording artists has won the most Grammy awards? Aretha Franklin, Beyoncé, Whitney Houston, or Kate Bush? "" "" "" "" FROM THE AIR: Can you name this Spanish landmark? "" Santiago de Compostela Cathedral The Royal Chapel in Granada La Sagrada Família Seville Cathedral LITERATURE: In the Asterix books, what is the name – in the English translation – of the druid with the long white beard? Vitalstatistix Unhygienix Fulliautomatix GetafixKINGS AND QUEENS: Thieves this week broke into Arundel castle and stole what? Henry VIII"s christening robe Mary Queen of Scots’ rosary beads A bible belonging to Elizabeth I A wig belonging to George III MARINE GEOGRAPHY: In which ocean is the Mariana Trench? "" Atlantic Pacific Indian Arctic DIGITAL CULTURE: In December 2019, a WhatsApp message sent by "Gibbo" to a bunch of army colleagues saying that the Queen had died went viral. Who were his mates in the WhatsApp group? Shaun, Mark, Paul, Gary, Dan and Bez Napoleon, Gordon, Chas, Buster and the Weasel Burnsy, Cheeks, Morty, Ricey and Josh Pogo Patterson, Grimbo, Roland, Tucker and Tegs AND FINALLY: A court heard that police were able to identify a prolific drug dealer when he posted a picture of his hand holding what on the encrypted messaging service EncroChat? A business class ticket to fly to New York His ticket to see Liverpool"s final game of the season at Anfield A block of M&S Mature Blue Stilton Two pints of lager and a packet of crisps
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