The Thursday quiz! We meet again! We could do with some joy on the internet so here we are. You face 15 questions that could be topical, could be general knowledge, or could involve disparaging cheese manufactured in the US. It is just for fun and there are no prizes. Let us know how you get on in the comments, where you can score bonus points for spotting Doctor Who connections or for making the quizmaster laugh. Careful though – points can be taking off for excessive pedantry. The Thursday quiz, No 73 1.THE LAST QUEEN OF EUROPE: Margrethe II marked a muted jubilee at the weekend after she became Europe"s only crowned queen following the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Where is Margrethe II the queen? Queen Margrethe Denmark Netherlands Luxembourg Sweden Reveal 2.THERE"S MORE TO LOVE THAN BOY MEETS GIRL: Children"s favourite Peppa Pig is to introduce its first same-sex couple. But which type of animal is going to be introduced as "my mummy and my other mummy"? Peppa Pig Porcupines Polar bears Penguins Parrots Reveal 3.THAT"S ELUSIVE: Talking of animals, which animal was spotted in London for the first time in more than a century by a London Zoo camera intended for spotting hedgehogs? Close-up of a zoom lens Polecat Badger Pine marten 30-50 feral hogs Reveal 4.NID YW CYMRU AR WERTH: Prince William has been named the new Prince of Wales. But which Prince of Wales was executed on the orders of Edward I on 3 October 1283, with the English King later awarding the title to his own son and heir? Prince William Owain Gwynedd Dafydd ap Gruffydd Blaidd Drwg Anarawd ap Rhodri Reveal 5.ON THIS DAY: On 15 September 1978 Muhammad Ali became a world heavyweight boxing champion for the third time, after defeating whom at the Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana in front of 70,000 people? Muhammad Ali Leon Spinks Joe Frazier George Foreman Joe Bugner Reveal 6.ALSO ON THIS DAY BUT A REALLY LONG TIME AGO: Marco Polo was born on this day in 1254, famed for boring Rustichello da Pisa so much with his travel stories that the latter eventually wrote it all down in a book. But where was Marco Polo born? Marco Polo Milan Turin Rome Venice Reveal 7.LITERATURE: A rare signed edition of The Catcher in the Rye is up for sale for £225,000. Who wrote it? A farmer mows rye Ernest Hemingway William Golding Aldous Huxley JD Salinger Reveal 8.THANKS BUT NO THANKS: That is a 1974 Sparks song where their orders come from high above them. But which Commonwealth country just announced that within three years it would hold a referendum on whether to retain the British monarch as head of state? Ron from Sparks Belize Jamaica Antigua and Barbuda St Kitts and Nevis Reveal 9.GCSE SCIENCE BUT WITH STEVIE NICKS: Stevie contributes vocals to The Chain, one of the highlights of Fleetwood Mac"s Rumours album. But if scientists were measuring something that was the length of one imperial chain, how long would it be? Stevie Nicks 24 metres 66 feet 55 Biblical cubits All of the above Reveal 10.1966 AND ALL THAT: A series of questions not related to football leading up to the 2022 Fifa World Cup awarded to Qatar where they decided to change the fixtures a few weeks ago to suit the host nation. The 1978 Fifa World Cup was held in Argentina. But what is the name of Argentina"s present day currency? A picture from the 1978 World Cup Dollar Peso Austral Lire Reveal 11.WEIRD WORDS: According to the Collins dictionary online, which of these words means "an attractive or curious trinket" Book spines including a dictionary Bibcock Boffola Bibelot Benthon Reveal 12.TAMMY"S TEASER: Tammy Wynette had a hit single with D-I-V-O-R-C-E in 1968. R is for Rabat – but which African nation is it the capital city of? Tammy Wynette Malawi Morocco Mozambique Mali Reveal 13.UNEXPECTED SAUSAGE!: Willow, the official dog of the Guardian Thursday quiz, is sad because this week we lost Gwyneth Powell, who played Grange Hill’s headteacher on TV between 1981 and 1991. But what was the name of Powell"s character in Grange Hill? Willow, the official dog of the Guardian"s Thursday quiz Bridget McClusky Barbara Wright Ginny Booth Liz Reagan Reveal 14.I"M SORRY DAVE, I"M AFRAID I CAN"T DO THAT: In computer programming, which of these terms best describes "a location that stores temporary data within a program which can be modified, stored and displayed whenever needed"? A woman using a laptop Operator Conditional Variable Argument Reveal 15.MUSIC: Who is No 1 in the UK singles chart at the moment? Some musical notation Harry Styles with As It Was Eliza Rose and Interplanetary Criminal with B.O.T.A (Baddest Of The All) LF System with Afraid To Feel Kate Bush with Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) Reveal 16.BONUS QUESTION: What prompt did the Thursday quiz give to an AI drawing robot to produce this masterpiece? An AI-generated image for the Thursday quiz Dan Wootton stealing flowers from Buckingham Palace Jacob Rees-Mogg going on a date Gary Numan dressed as an airman watching a flower show Liam Gallagher with a fork in a world of soup