December is here and it will be magic again. It is the traditional season where the Thursday quiz cannot decide whether to go all-in for Christmas silliness, or be a respite of calm from festivities. Either way, the premise remains essentially the same – 15 vaguely topical or general knowledge questions, liberally sprinkled with some in-jokes. Let us know how you get on in the comments. Don’t forget you can always bookmark and find the latest Thursday quiz on the official page for the Guardian’s Thursday quiz. The Thursday quiz, No 84 1.BABY REMEMBER MY NAME: We lost Irene Cara, who had smash hits in the 1980s with the theme tune to Fame, and which other massive movie? Irene Cara Footloose Staying Alive Dirty Dancing Flashdance Reveal 2.WE MISS YOU JULEE: It would have been much-missed Julee Cruise"s birthday today. She had a hit single with a vocal version of the theme tune from which cult TV show? Julee Cruise Buffy The Vampire Slayer Twin Peaks The X-Files Sapphire and Steel Reveal 3.WHAT AN ENIGMA: Boffins have cracked the code of an encrypted letter sent by King of Spain Charles I (not pictured) to his ambassadors in France. But when did he become Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor? Medieval cosplay 1419 1519 1619 He did not Reveal 4.ON THIS DAY: The Arecibo Telescope spent more than 50 years being the world"s largest single-aperture telescope. It collapsed on 1 December 2020 – but where was it? Arecibo Puerto Rico Peru Brazil Suriname Reveal 5.HOLY MOLY: You can"t move for right-wing commentators who don"t go to church complaining that England and Wales no longer has a Christian majority. What percentage of the population of England and Wales put their religion down as Christianity in the 2021 census? York minster 48.8% (28.7 million people) 46.2% (27.5 million people) 42.4%,(24.9 million people) 37.2% (22.2 million people) Reveal 6.FILM FICTION: For reasons too confusing to go into, posters and reviews of a 1973 film that doesn"t exist – Goncharov – have gone viral over the internet. Who is said to have directed this fictional masterpiece? Cinema Robert De Niro Robert Altman Ridley Scott Martin Scorsese Reveal 7.HOW DO I GET TO THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL: Sparks have announced two massive shows next year at London"s iconic Royal Albert Hall. But when did Queen Victoria first open the venue? Sparks 1861 1871 1881 1891 Reveal 8.SILVER MOON: Nasa has been busy pinging a rocket around the moon for fun. But what, to the nearest 1,000km, is the moon"s equatorial circumference? The moon 11,000 km 21,000 km 31,000 km 41,000 km Reveal 9.OH HOW TERRIBLY VEXING WITH DIDO: Vexillology is the study of flags, and Dido had a hit with White Flag. An irresistible Thursday quiz combination. But which of these best describes the design of the national flag of Poland? Dido Two horizontal stripes of equal width, the upper one red and the lower one white A bicolour, with white in the hoist and red in the fly. A representation of the George Cross is carried, edged with red, in the canton of the white stripe A horizontal triband of red top and bottom, and white Two horizontal stripes of equal width, the upper one white and the lower one red Reveal 10.VILLAGE PEOPLE"S POSER: Young man, there"s no need to feel down, Village People had a smash hit in 1978 with YMCA. But which M is the fish avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu? Village People Mahakala Matsya Mahakali Manussa Reveal 11.IT"S A DOG"S LIFE: This is Willow, the official dog of the Guardian"s Thursday quiz. She knows that a Hollywood star bid $100,000 for Hugh Jackman’s hat in a charity auction after a performance of the musical The Music Man this week, but she can"t remember who. Can you help her? Willow, the official dog of the Guardian"s Thursday quiz Nicole Kidman Angelina Jolie Gwyneth Paltrow Cate Blanchett Reveal 12.WILD WILD LIFE: Residents in Woburn, north-west of Boston in the US (not pictured), claim to have been subjected to a barrage of attacks and intimidation by a group of what … ? The Scream A small gang of raccoons nicknamed "the bin wizards" Five wild turkeys led by a male bird nicknamed "Kevin" A group of black bears nicknamed "The Addams family" 30-50 feral hogs Reveal 13.SCOTTISH THINGS: In a world first, the Scottish football association is going to ban professional Scottish football players from doing what on the day before and day after matches? Celtic and Rangers Having sex Drinking alcohol Heading the ball Eating haggis Reveal 14.GCSE BIOLOGY CORNER: Human beings have teeth that are classified into four types. Which of these is a type of human teeth? Close up of laughing woman with messy hair Canine Feline Ursine Elapine Reveal 15.MUSIC: Which pop star has been granted Albanian citizenship for spreading the nation’s fame internationally through her music? People wave a giant Albanian national flag during a celebration marking the 110th anniversary of the Albanian Independence, in Pristina Self Esteem Jesse J Dua Lipa Kate Bush Reveal If you do think there has been an egregious error in one of the questions or answers, please feel free to email martin.belam@theguardian.com, but remember the quizmaster’s word is final, and he is most likely to be live blogging the World Cup, so your mileage may be limited.