Record feats, lawsuit grief and naming retired popes – take the Thursday quiz

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It is Thursday, and once again you find yourself running up that road, running up that hill, running up that building, and finding that at the top awaits 15 questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, littered with a few jokes. There are no prizes, it is just for fun, but let us know how you get on in the comments. And don’t forget there are bonus points available if you can spot Doctor Who references in the incorrect answer options. The Thursday quiz, No 59 1.THE SILVER SCREEN: Which high-grossing movie of 2022 is being sued for copyright infringement by the family of Ehud Yonay, whose writing they claim inspired it? Everything Everywhere All At Once Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Top Gun: Maverick Morbius Reveal 2.AGE IS NO OBJECT: Kenichi Horie, 83, has become the oldest known person to do what? Reach the summit of Chomolungma, also known as Mt Everest Father a child Sail solo non-stop across the Pacific Ocean Found a European Super League™, then have to back down a few days later Reveal 3.WHY THE LONG FACE?: Who (not pictured) won the Epsom Derby at the weekend? Desert Crown ridden by Richard Kingscote Noble Yeats ridden by Sam Waley-Cohen Hoo Ya Mal ridden by David Probert Manchester Suite ridden by Jackie Tyler Reveal 4.ART FOR ART"S SAKE: 71-year-old artist Antony Gormley has said he is expecting a passport to arrive shortly for his citizenship of which country, after deciding to apply for one having being "embarrassed about Brexit"? Germany Ireland Malta France Reveal 5.ON THIS DAY-ISH: June is traditionally given as the month of the founding of the city of Münich by Heinrich der Löwe. It was founded on the banks of which German river? Altmühl Lippe Peenestrom Isar Reveal 6.GCSE SCIENCE CORNER: Physics today. The acceleration of an object increasing speed by 320 m/s in 16 seconds is what? 20 m/s (metres per second) 20 m/s² (metres per second squared) 20 m/s³ (metres per second cubed) About 70 ancient Sumerian cubits Reveal 7.HAPPY BIRTHDAY: It is Natalie Portman"s birthday today. Happy birthday, Natalie! But where was she born? Johannesburg Jacksonville Jerusalem Jakku Reveal 8.SWEET BABY CHEESES: Which of these options is NOT a cheese originating from France? Beauceron Brillat-Savarin Pélardon Brie de Meaux Reveal 9.FIBONACCI NUMBERS: First described in Indian mathematics, and forming a sequence where each number is the sum of the two preceding ones, F₁₆ is 987. In AD 987 King Louis V died, ending the Carolingian Dynasty which had been founded by Charlemagne when he became the first Holy Roman Emperor in which year? 700 750 800 850 Reveal 10.TWO WHEELS GOOD FOUR WHEELS BAD: Brazil"s Ronaldo (not pictured) is undertaking a 450km bike ride which he said he"d do if Valladolid got promoted back to La Liga. Which famous site of Spanish pilgrimage is he cycling to? The Sagrada familia in Barcelona The Holy Grail in the Cathedral of Valencia The mosque at Cordoba The cathedral of Santiago de Compostela Reveal 11.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 19 is Chicago, Illinois, US. Chicago hosted the first ever televised debate between US presidential candidates. Who? Dwight D Eisenhower of New York and Adlai Stevenson of Illinois John F Kennedy of Massachusetts and Richard Nixon of California Lyndon B Johnson of Texas and Barry Goldwater of Arizona Richard Nixon, by then living in New York, and Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota Reveal 12.ART FOR ART"S SAKE (PART TWO): An artist (not pictured) restoring a famous tourist attraction (not pictured) has been accused of obscuring original details by – hilariously – putting in the faces of their friends. What were they restoring? The astrological clock in Prague The altarpiece in Berlin Cathedral A mural in Park Güell in Barcelona The painting of the Fallen Madonna by Van Clomp in the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam Reveal 13.NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT: Rumours are swirling that Pope Francis might step down. But what was the title taken by his predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI, when he retired from the role in 2013? Pope renuntiatio Pope abdicatio Pope emeritus Pope saeculum Reveal 14.MANET OR MONET: Who painted this? Édouard Manet Claude Monet Reveal 15.REINFORCEMENTS: That"s a 1974 Sparks song where they "could use a strong rear guard". But that"s not important right now. A Pyrrhic victory gets its name from the verdict of Pyrrhus of Epirus after he won the Battle of Asculum. Who was he fighting? The Babylonians The Romans The Egyptians The Carthaginians

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