It is time again to take three minutes out of your no doubt busy schedule to test your mettle against the Thursday quiz. Fifteen questions that are vaguely topical or on general knowledge, with some punchlines thrown in for good measure. All your regular favourites are here – Kate Bush, Ron from Sparks, and a hidden Doctor Who reference to spot for a bonus point if you can name it in the comments. There are no prizes. It is just for fun. Let us know how you get on. The Thursday quiz, No 65 1.OFF YOU GO: The Wilder Blean project, near Canterbury, has released the first wild what (not pictured) to roam in Britain in thousands of years? Oryx Bear Bison 30-50 feral hogs Reveal 2.THERE IS NO PLANET B: What is the highest maximum legal temperature you can be made to still work in, in England and Wales? 36C (96.8F) 39C (102.2F) 42C (107.6F) There isn"t one Reveal 3.CONGRATULATIONS J-LO: Jennifer Lopez got married in Las Vegas this week. To whom? Brad Pitt Ben Affleck Matt Damon Ron from Sparks Reveal 4.FAIR DINKUM: Rugby Australia have banned a man (not pictured) for life after he made his way to the roof of the SCG in Sydney during the third rugby union Test against England and appeared to do what? Make obscene gestures Insult the Queen Urinate Announce he was starting a European Super League™ before having to make an embarrassing climbdown Reveal 5.EURO 2022: The women"s Euro 2022 championship continues in England. One of the 16 teams (not pictured) was a late replacement after Russia were expelled. Which team? Northern Ireland Portugal Denmark Switzerland Reveal 6.ART FOR ART"S SAKE: Painting restorers at the National Galleries of Scotland have used X-rays to discover what they think is an unknown self-portrait by who? Edvard Munch Edgar Degas Pablo Picasso Vincent van Gogh Reveal 7.I"VE NEVER BEEN HIGH: That"s a 2008 Sparks song where they ponder "lurid acts that never came to be". But that"s not important right now. The infamous Operation Julie, a police drug bust in mid-Wales that broke up a global LSD supply ring in the 70s, is being turned into what? A play by Nina Raine for the Royal National Theatre A musical by the writer and director by Geinor Styles A Netflix prestige drama starring Gwyneth Paltrow An interactive hallucinogenic art installation in Aberystwyth Reveal 8.HAPPY BIRTHDAY: It is Steven Demetre Georgiou"s birthday today. Happy birthday Cat Stevens / Yusuf Islam! But which of these is one of his famous albums? Tea for the Tillerman Piper at the Gates of Dawn Tapestry The Unicorn and the Wasp Reveal 9.1966 AND ALL THAT: A series of questions that aren"t about football leading up to the 2022 Fifa World Cup in human rights paradise Qatar. The 1954 Fifa World Cup was held in Switzerland. How many cantons are there in the Swiss system of government? 6 16 26 36 Reveal 10.WEIRD WORDS: According to the Collins online English dictionary, what does repone mean? A privy at the back of a monastic dormitory An archaic or dialect word for bat The area or route livestock use or follow for grazing To restore someone to his or her former status Reveal 11.ON THIS DAY A VERY LONG TIME AGO: 21 July 356BC is sometimes given as the date of the destruction of one of the seven wonders of the ancient world (not pictured). It was located in Ephesus. What was it? Temple of Artemis Statue of Zeus Hanging Gardens A lighthouse Reveal 12.SWEET BABY CHEESES: Which of these options is NOT a variety of cheese produced in England? Suffolk Punch Berkswell Stinking Bishop Ticklemore Reveal 13.CITIES IN DISGUISE: Which Scottish city is based on a stronghold that used to be known as Din Eidyn? Dumbarton Dumfries Dundee Edinburgh Reveal 14.MANET OR MONET: Who painted this? Édouard Manet Claude Monet Reveal 15.THIS WOMAN"S WORK: Kate Bush made a rare public statement last week, saying a cover version by a choir of her hit Running Up That Hill that went viral was "utterly, utterly wonderful". Where were the choir singing it? Melbourne Sydney Brisbane Adelaide
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