It’s that time again, for the slightly diminished Thursday quiz featuring fourteen questions about general knowledge and topical trivia, lightened by the presence of a handful of jokes, a hidden Doctor Who reference, the delightful Kate Bush, and an anagram round which is going to make everybody furious this week. It is just for fun. There are sadly no prizes. Except perhaps the greatest prize of all – being able to tell us in the comments just how well you got on. The Thursday quiz, No 15 1.FILM NEWS: This is a picture of Jim Carrey as the Riddler in one of the superhero movies from the 1990s that everybody tries to forget happened. But which modern superhero actor is suing Disney, claiming that the streaming release of their latest movie has broken their contract and damaged their earnings? Jeremy Renner who plays Hawkeye Jake Gyllenhaal who plays Mysterio Tom Hiddleston who plays Loki Scarlett Johansson who plays Black Widow Reveal 2.CARBON FOOTPRINT UPDATE: Scotland runs what is described as the shortest commercial passenger flight in the world, between Westray (pictured) and Papa Westray in the Orkney Islands. How long does the flight last? Two minutes Five minutes Ten minutes Fifteen minutes Reveal 3.HILARIOUS SPORTING CALAMITIES: Ukraine"s Serhiy Kulish suffered a hilarious sporting calamity at the Olympics this week. What was it? His suit split during the men"s discus, revealing his unmentionables He managed to shoot an opponent"s target by mistake in the shooting He tumbled off straight into the water when his horse decided to make an abrupt halt during the eventing He accidentally announced that he had formed a European Super League, and then had to back down a couple of days later Reveal 4.KIDS TV: Here"s Bert and Ernie launching some Sesame Street stamps in Germany last year. That show has been running for approximately 1,057 years. But, in the US, which longest running animated kids TV show is to finally end after 25 years? SpongeBob SquarePants Adventure Time Scooby Doo Arthur Reveal 5.ON THIS DAY: On 5 August 1962 Nelson Mandela was jailed. He would not be released until when? 1987 1990 1993 1997 Reveal 6.DIGITAL CULTURE: "The Mandela Effect" is a name that has been dubbed online to people having false memories? True False Reveal 7.THIS IS GOING TO MAKE ALAN PARTRIDGE ANGRY: Fictional character Alan Partridge is a very enthusiastic driver, and a huge fan of the Rover 825. He"ll be absolutely furious that the UK government is planning to put who at the top of its new-fangled "road user hierarchy”? Pedestrians Cyclists Horses Little Herberts whizzing around on e-scooters Reveal 8.MUSIC: Which 80s superstar used to run their own record label called Paisley Park? Madonna Prince George Michael Kate Bush Reveal 9.UK NEWS: The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) has seen a surge in donations after its life-saving activities rescuing people in trouble at sea in the English Channel were criticised in some quarters. But when was it founded, under its original name of the National Institution for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck? 1788 1824 1862 1888 Reveal 10.GEOGRAPHY: Talking of the sea, what is the southernmost tip of the continent of Africa? Cape Canaveral Cape of Good Hope Cape Peninsula Cape Agulhas Reveal 11.ANCIENT GEOGRAPHY: A exhibition opened this week into finds from a vast expanse of territory submerged by the sea following a tsunami some 8,000 years ago which cut the British Isles off from modern Belgium, the Netherlands and southern Scandinavia. What do archaeologists call the sunken landmass? Vikingsund Frontios Doggerland Utsire Reveal 12.IMPOSSIBLE ANAGRAM TIME: You are going to absolutely hate this. Which of these is NOT an anagram of the real birth name of a recent Pope? A question mostly included in order to mention The Fall"s Mark E Smith in the answer text Boil Ogre Jogger Hangers Prize Jot Uncoil In Labia Invisible Colours Reveal 13.LANGUAGE: What type of word is a doing word? Verb Noun Adjective Fronted adverbial Reveal 14.THE 14TH AND NOW FINAL QUESTION THANKS TO SHRINKFLATION: Learning which language is going to be introduced into 40 state schools in England? Greek Aramaic Latin Klingon