Doffing its proverbial cap in your general direction, it is the Thursday quiz. Some general knowledge, some topical news, some spectacularly repetitive in-jokes all await you. It is just for fun. There are no prizes. But do let us know how you get on in the comments. The Thursday quiz, No 57 1.FAIR DINKUM: Australia has a new prime minister. What is his name? Jim Chalmers Anthony Albanese Richard Marles Bob Katter Reveal 2.THEME FOR GREAT CITIES: Eight new cities have been declared in the UK in time for the Queen"s platinum jubilee. Which of these was NOT one of them? Doncaster Milton Keynes Dunfermline Cheltenham Reveal 3.A GOOD WALK SPOILED: Which US golfer (not pictured) won the 2022 US PGA Championship at the weekend? Will Zalatoris Justin Thomas Cameron Young Canton Everett Delaware III Reveal 4.FIBONACCI NUMBERS: First described in Indian mathematics, and forming a sequence where each number is the sum of the two preceding ones, F₁₄ is 377. But what is 377 in Roman numerals? CCCLXXVII LMXXVII DLXXVII CMXVII Reveal 5.LIFE FINDS A WAY: Lyme Regis has unveiled a statue of which famous paleontologist (not pictured)? Mary Dawson Angela Milner Mary Anning Julia Heathcote Anderson Reveal 6.FACES IN THE NEWS: Which European politician is this? Sweden"s prime minister, Magdalena Andersson Finland"s prime minister, Sanna Marin Denmark"s prime minister, Mette Frederiksen Estonia"s prime minister, Kaja Kallas Reveal 7.GIRL FROM GERMANY: That is a 1973 Sparks song in which they praise the country"s "splendid castles and fine cuisine". But that"s not important right now. Who ordered the construction of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, which began in 1788? King of Bavaria, Ludwig II King of Württemberg, Charles I King of Saxony, George II King of Prussia, Frederick William II Reveal 8.MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU: Who is reprising his role as Anakin Skywalker (not pictured) after a gap of 17 years in the new Disney+ series Obi-Wan Kenobi? Ewan McGregor Joel Edgerton Hayden Christensen Samuel L Jackson Reveal 9.GCSE SCIENCE CORNER: When an atom loses one or more electrons, what does it become? A positive ion A negative ion A new isotope An alloy Reveal 10.WE"VE ALL DONE IT: The BBC had to apologise this week after some text a trainee was typing into a system appeared live on screen by mistake. What did the BBC News channel inform readers? Peter Piper picked a peck Oasis to reform for Queen"s jubilee Donkey stuck up tree Manchester United are rubbish Reveal 11.LITERATURE: Who wrote the post-apocalyptic novel the Death of Grass, which describes the unfolding catastrophe of a virus causing all grass including wheat and rice to die? It was published in the US as No Blade of Grass Aldous Huxley John Christopher Isaac Asimov John Wyndham Reveal 12.WHY THE LONG FACE?: When was dressage introduced as an Olympic sport? 1900 in Paris 1912 in Stockholm 1936 in Berlin 1948 in London Reveal 13.HAPPY BIRTHDAY: It is Stevie Nicks" birthday today. Happy birthday, Stevie! She was a vital part of the success of Fleetwood Mac"s Rumours album. But what was the name of the first Fleetwood Mac album she appeared on? Fleetwood Mac Mystery to Me Behind The Mask Heroes Are Hard to Find Reveal 14.ALLONS-Y: Wikivoyage lists 23 locations visited by fictional Phileas Fogg in Jules Verne"s Around the World in Eighty Days, none of them by hot air balloon. No 17 is Fort Kearny in Nebraska, US. It is pretty much in the middle of nowhere. But which river does it sit next to? Republican River Platte River Missouri River Dismal River Reveal 15.MUSIC: Who had a massive international hit in the early 1980s with a song called the Safety Dance? Midnight Oil Men Without Hats Mental As Anything Kate Bush