A soap queen, a punk icon and long-lost journals – take the Thursday quiz

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It might not be nearly as long-running as punk music or EastEnders, but this week we reach another glorious milestone as the Thursday quiz celebrates its golden jubilee, and unlike soap operas, our viewing figures keep going up. You will face 15 general knowledge and vaguely topical questions, and there is a hidden Doctor Who reference in the wrong answers for you to spot for a bonus point. There are no prizes, but let us know how you got on in the comments. The Thursday quiz, No 50 1.THE NUMBER ONE SONG IN HEAVEN: That"s a 1979 song by Sparks, and "Gabriel plays it, God how he plays it". But that"s not important right now. Which of these numbers is the mathematical representation of the "golden ratio"? 1.314159265 1.531090526 1.618033988 1.811805533 Reveal 2.POSTMAN PAT PRICE RISES: The price of a first-class stamp in the UK increased by 10p to 95p from Monday. Second-class stamps increased by 2p – to how much? 58p 61p 68p 71p Reveal 3.YOU CANNOT SMOKE ON TV THESE DAYS: We lost the incomparable June Brown this week – here she is pictured in ITV"s 1969 television play Gentle to Nora. But which year did she first appear as Dot Cotton in EastEnders? 1984 1985 1986 1987 Reveal 4.PUNK GODDESS: We also lost Pamela Rooke, the fashion icon and major force in the 1970s punk scene. What geographically-based name was she better known as? Jordan Florence Romana Chelsea Reveal 5.WORLD CUP DRAW: Last week it was the draw for the 2022 Fifa World Cup, which is to be held in the footballing hotbed of Qatar, after a host-bidding process that was 100% transparent and totally honest. Which of these teams did NOT end up drawn into the same group as England? USA Iran Scotland Italy Reveal 6.ENSEMBLE CASTS: Released 50 years ago, which iconic movie featured Malcolm McDowell, Patrick Magee, Michael Bates and Warren Clarke? A Clockwork Orange Dirty Harry The French Connection The Last Picture Show Reveal 7.SCIENCE CORNER: Hundreds of adults and children with type 1 diabetes in England have been fitted with an artificial WHAT that experts say could become the "holy grail" for managing the disease? Spleen Pancreas Liver Kidney Reveal 8.FLAMIN-GO!: A flamingo that escaped a zoo in Kansas 17 years ago has been spotted alive and well in Texas. But what was his name? Legs Eleven Pinkie Pop Bruce Pink Floyd Reveal 9.ROAD SIGNS AROUND THE WORLD: This road sign from parts of Canada means what? Pedestrian crossing during the day Area of outstanding natural beauty Crosswalk with flashing lights ahead Pedestrians must wear sunscreen Reveal 10.ART FOR ART"S SAKE: Andy Warhol was famous for his production line approach to pop art. But where was he born? Pittsburgh New York Seattle Portland Reveal 11.SHHHHHHHHHH: Cambridge University library is rejoicing after two stolen journals were returned in a pink gift bag alongside a ‘happy Easter’ note addressed to the librarian. Whose journals were they? Isaac Newton Michael Faraday Oliver Cromwell Charles Darwin Reveal 12.GEOGRAPHY: The town of Carrickfergus – you can see the castle and statue of William III here – sits on which of these bodies of water in Northern Ireland? Lough Melvin Lough Erne Lough Neagh Belfast Lough Reveal 13.FIBONACCI NUMBERS: First described in Indian mathematics, and forming a sequence where each number is the sum of the two preceding ones, F₇ is 13. But which of these words describes extreme fear of 13 being an unlucky number? Tonitrophobia Tetraphobia Triskaidekaphobia Trichophobia Reveal 14.ALLONS-Y: The website Wikivoyage lists 23 locations visited by fictional Phileas Fogg in Jules Verne"s novel Around the World in Eighty Days. No 10 is Singapore. The city-state hosted the first ever floodlit F1 night-time grand prix. When? 2001 2008 2011 2018 Reveal 15.MUSIC: In 2015, who collaborated with psychedelic rock band The Flaming Lips on an album named after herself and "Her Dead Petz"? Miley Cyrus Billie Eilish Suzanne Vega Kate Bush

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