It is a very special themed version of the Thursday quiz today, because quite unbelievably it is the 40th edition – and it is yet to be shut down. The task ahead of you is 15 questions on topical news, general knowledge, and various other gubbins that has caught the quizmaster’s eye this week, many of them mentioning rubies or the number 40. Exciting, huh? There is also the timely return of one particular question category which is sure to prove hugely popular. There are no prizes. It is just for fun. Do let us know how you get on in the comments! The Thursday quiz, No 40 1.WHAT A GOOD GIRL: Admit it, as soon as you saw this story on the Guardian website, you knew it was a shoo-in for the Thursday quiz. Millie – pictured here posed by a stock image stand-in – was rescued from dangerous mudflats in Havant, Hampshire by attaching what to a drone? A sausage Some bacon Her favourite toy A press release announcing a European Super League™ Reveal 2.I WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR LOVE: The almighty and incredibly best-selling Bat Out of Hell rock singer Meat Loaf departed this earth last week. But what was his real name? Michael Barratt Bernard William Fenton Harry Rodger Webb Michael Lee Aday Reveal 3.THAT"S NOT HOW IT GOES: Chinese authorities appear to have changed the ending to which classic 1999 movie on streaming platform Tencent Video? The Sixth Sense Fight Club American Beauty The World Is Not Enough Reveal 4.MASTER OF ILLUSION: Canadian photographer Simone Engels was stunned when she appeared to see what floating in the sea off Vancouver Island? A 17th century ghost sailing ship A pyramid An iceberg A dog chasing a sausage on a drone Reveal 5.ALL YOU EVER THINK ABOUT IS SEX: That is a 1983 Sparks song where they think about the places we"ve had our little fun. But that"s not important right now. The traditional knob-throwing contest has had to be cancelled for the third-year running in which English county? Dorset Devon Durham Derbyshire Reveal 6.KISS LIKE ETHER: Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty has been formally cleared of obscenity charges dating from when which Hollywood actor publicly kissed her at an Aids awareness event 15 years ago? Don Johnson Richard Gere Jeff Bridges Bill Murray Reveal 7.RUBY SLIPPERS: In the movie The Wizard of Oz, Dorothy needs to click her ruby slippers to get home. What are they made of in L Frank Baum"s original 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz? Diamond Gold Silver Pearl Reveal 8.RUBY TUESDAY: Is one of the Rolling Stones all time greatest tunes, but which album did it first appear on in the UK? Warning pedants – it was a different album to the one it appeared on in the US, and we want the UK answer! Flowers Their Satanic Majesties Request Aftermath Out of Our Heads Reveal 9.SCIENCE CORNER: A ruby is a crystalline form of which mineral made of aluminium oxide? Cryolite Corundum Covellite Cuprite Reveal 10.COMEDY CORNER: Ruby Wax was born in Evanston, Illinois and is absolutely hilarious. But what was her surname at birth? Wachs Kandel Vinyl Telos Reveal 11.MUSIC: Who had the UK No 1 single 40 years ago today on 27 January 1982? Bucks Fizz with The Land of Make Believe Shakin" Stevens with Oh Julie The Jam with Town Called Malice Kate Bush with Wuthering Heights Reveal 12.ENSEMBLE CASTS: Having recently celebrated its 40th anniversay, which classic British sitcom featured Lennard Pearce, Roger Lloyd-Pack and Nicholas Lyndhurst among its regular cast? Goodnight Sweetheart Sink Or Swim Rings On Their Fingers Only Fools And Horses Reveal 13.WHO AM I? I"m a 40-year-old California-born actor who has found fame in movies about the band Queen and as a James Bond villain. I also appeared in Mr Robot. Who am I? Martin Wallström Rami Malek Jamie Bell Taron Egerton Reveal 14.THAT"S COLD EITHER WAY: True or false – the temperature -40C is the same temperature as -40F? True False Reveal 15.GOTTA CATCH "EM ALL: The Pokémon category is back due to overwhelming popular demand. There"s a new Pokémon game out tomorrow for the Nintendo Switch. What is it called? Pokémon Legends: Zelda Pokémon Legends: Stolen Sword and Shattered Shield Pokémon Legends: Squirtle Squad Pokémon Legends: Arceus