They say that the mills of the gods grind slowly, but they grind exceeding fine. In stark contrast, the Thursday quiz comes around each week exceedingly quickly, and rather than say it is “fine”, lots of people nitpick. As a consequence, the sulfur questions continue, and you will face 14 other vaguely topical and general knowledge puzzles which will feature nearly all of your favourite laboured in-jokes. There are no prizes, it is just for fun. Let us know how you get on in the comments, where you can secure bonus points by spotting oblique references to Doctor Who and being funny. The Thursday quiz, No 81 1.THE INVISIBLE WAY: We lost Mimi Parker, drummer and vocalist with the hauntingly beautiful band Low. Where did she form the band with Alan Sparhawk, who was her husband? Low Perform At Tramway Glasgow Salem, Oregon Austin, Texas Athens, Georgia Duluth, Minnesota Reveal 2.TAMMY"S TEASER: Tammy Wynette had a hit single with D-I-V-O-R-C-E in 1968. Nobody knows how interested she would have been in GCSE science questions, but which element is C the symbol for? Tammy Wynette Calcium Carbon Cadmium Chlorine Reveal 3.HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Today would have been the birthday of enthusiastic theses writer Martin Luther (not pictured). Happy birthday, Martin! If you enjoyed that sort of thing, of course. Apologies if not. His 31 October 1517 publication Disputation on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences contained how many theses? Jesus painting 59 75 87 95 Reveal 4.ART FOR ART"S SAKE: Meanwhile, art boffins at the Bredius museum in The Hague, where the sketch The Raising of the Cross (not pictured) has been on display since 1921, revealed last week thanks to new scientific techniques that it had genuinely been painted by whom? Artist palette Vermeer Bruegel Rembrandt Van Clomp Reveal 5.IT"S A DOG"S LIFE: This is Willow, the official dog of the Guardian"s Thursday quiz, on the bus. In the Netherlands authorities have sanctioned the use of what to scare wolves they say have grown so unafraid of humans that they could become a serious danger. Willow, the official dog of the Guardian"s Thursday quiz Whistles Paintballs Air horns 30-50 feral hogs Reveal 6.A FUN BUNCH OF GUYS FROM OUTER SPACE: That is a 1983 Sparks song about some aliens here to infiltrate and get a tan. But the New York skyline was disturbed last week not by aliens, but by a drone display advertising the 10th anniversary of which game? Ron Mael Plants vs Zombies Candy Crush Pokémon Go Angry Birds Reveal 7.WHAT GOES UP: Talking of violated airspace, which European country had to close a portion of its airspace after a hefty chunk of the massive rocket used to deliver the third module of China’s Tiangong space station suffered an uncontrolled fall back to earth? A Long March 5B rocket Spain France Austria Croatia Reveal 8.1966 AND ALL THAT: A series of questions that aren"t about football leading up to the 2022 Fifa World Cup in Qatar, about which England"s Euros champion Beth Mead has said the ban on homosexuality is "the complete opposite to what I believe and respect. It’s not something I will be backing or promoting". The 2006 World Cup was held in Germany. But which Austrian wrote the tune of the German national anthem? Wayne Rooney Franz Schubert Arnold Schoenberg Hans de Flores Joseph Haydn Reveal 9.ALSO NOT QUITE ABOUT FOOTBALL BUT WITH A MISLEADING FOOTBALL-THEMED PHOTO: Erling Haaland has set about playing in the Premier League like someone on Fifa super-easy mode. But the tourist board in Halland say his popularity has obliterated their presence in search engines. Where is Halland County? Erling Haaland Norway Denmark Sweden Iceland Reveal 10.TREE-MENDOUS: An ancient tree in a ruined abbey (not pictured) has won UK tree of the year – but what type and where was it? Trees A yew at Waverley in Surrey A sycamore at Hob Tor in Derbyshire A rowan at Newbattle in Midlothian A weeping willow at Navan in Armagh Reveal 11.OBVIOUS DOCTOR WHO REFERENCE: What was the name of the character Catherine Tate played so brilliantly in Doctor Who, and will do again next year? Catherine Tate and David Tennant Clara Oswald Donna Noble Martha Jones Amelia Pond Reveal 12.OH HOW TERRIBLY VEXING WITH DIDO: Vexillology is the study of flags, and Dido had a hit with White Flag, so how could they not be put together as an exciting new recurring Thursday quiz category? Which of these countries has a national flag that could be described as "three horizontal bands of equal width, red on the top, blue in the middle, and apricot on the bottom" Dido Kyrgyzstan Armenia Lebanon Vietnam Reveal 13.COCKTAIL O"CLOCK: The Thursday quiz is quite partial to being written while down the pub, which might explain a lot. But if you ordered a shot of a coffee liqueur like Kahlúa topped with Baileys, what is that most likely to be called? Royal visit to Northern Ireland Buttery Nipple U-Boot Baby Guinness Pickleback Reveal 14.GCSE SCIENCE SULFURIC QUESTION OF THE WEEK: Despite what you repeatedly argue in the comments, the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry spells it sulfuric, GCSE examiners spell it sulfuric, and the Thursday quiz spells it sulfuric. What colour is sulfuric acid (not pictured, that is just someone looking down a microscope)? A scientist Yellow Light blue Blood red Colourless Reveal 15.SILVER SCREEN MACHINE: Who has been announced as the host of next year"s Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards, which you probably know better as the Oscars? Oscars James Corden Jimmy Kimmel Trevor Noah Kate Bush