A brand new year, and yet somehow the same old jokes you’ve seen 88 times before have managed to manifest themselves in the Thursday quiz again. Your task is 15 vaguely topical or general knowledge questions, with some Doctor Who-themed red herrings to spot along the way. There are no prizes. It is just for fun. Let us know how you get on in the comments. The Thursday quiz, No 89 1.THE GREATEST: We lost Brazilian football legend Pelé. But what was his real name? Pele João Ramos do Nascimento Sampaio de Souza Vieira de Oliveira Arthur Antunes Coimbra Edson Arantes do Nascimento Reveal 2.POPE EMERITUS: We also lost Pope Benedict XVI, the first pope to retire since Gregory XII in 1415. But which German state was Pope Benedict XVI born in? The ex-pope Thuringia Hesse Bavaria Saxony Reveal 3.WEDNESDAY ON A THURSDAY: The Wednesday Addams dance routine has gone viral on TikTok using a Lady Gaga (pictured) song as the soundtrack. But which track did Jenna Ortega actually dance to in the Netflix series in the now famous scene? Lady Gaga Release the Bats by the Birthday Party Hammer Horror by Kate Bush Goo Goo Muck by the Cramps Is Vic There? by Department S Reveal 4.NO FIREWORKS FOR YOU: Scarborough cancelled its New Year"s Eve fireworks so as not to disturb a visiting walrus. What has he been nicknamed? Walrus Loki Thor Odin Ron Reveal 5.TWEETED TIMES: On Twitter which email address did Greta Thunberg say that Andrew Tate could use to send her details of his car collection? Greta fragilemasculinity@inflatedego.com smalldickenergy@getalife.com tiktokmaggot@loser.com forcesofevil@bozo.nightmare Reveal 6.TIMEZONE TOMFOOLERY: Every new year"s eve while doing the live blog, the quiz master is reminded that Nepal has a very distinctive timezone. How far ahead of GMT is Nepal? Nepal festival GMT +4.45 GMT +5.45 GMT +6.45 GMT +7.45 Reveal 7.ON THIS DAY: Catherine de" Medici died on 5 January 1589. Who did she marry in 1533? Medici King Henry II of France Philip III of Spain Charles I the Bold, Duke of Burgundy Girolamo Savonarola, ruler of Florence Reveal 8.BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY: It would have been Umberto Eco"s birthday today – he would have been 91. Which of these was the English title of his first published novel? Umberto Eco Foucault"s Pendulum The Island of the Day Before The Pyramid at the End of the World The Name of the Rose Reveal 9.DIDN"T QUITE GET TO SPACE: The first orbiter built for the Nasa space shuttle programme (not pictured – that is Discovery you can see here) was OV-101 which performed sub-orbital test flights in 1977 but never went into space. What was it called? Discovery Enterprise Voyager Defiant Galaxy Reveal 10.ON THIS GROUNDHOG DAY: The French language play En attendant Godot was premiered on 5 January 1953 at the Théâtre de Babylone, Paris. Who wrote it? Empty park bench Henrik Ibsen Anton Chekhov Samuel Beckett Albert Camus Reveal 11.YOU LEFT YOUR MARK: Some scientists are trying to pinpoint what makes the difference between the Holocene epoch, and the geological epoch we live in now where humans have made fundamental geological changes to the planet. What has our epoch been dubbed? Earth Anthropocene Sapienscene Humanoscene Ecoscene Reveal 12.CITIES IN DISGUISE: Founded as Fort Salisbury in 1890 and later known as just Salisbury, this African capital city celebrated the two-year anniversary of independence from the United Kingdom by changing its name to what? Groucho Marx glasses Kampala Lusaka Dodoma Harare Reveal 13.GCSE BIOLOGY CORNER: Which one of the following molecules is the storage form of carbohydrate in humans? Science! Lipid Glycogen Starch Foamasi Reveal 14.OTTAWAN"S DISCO POSER: Ottawan record D-I-S-C-O in 1979. But which S is the Norse goddess of winter? Disco ball Skaði Snotra Skithra Sigyn Reveal 15.IT"S A DOG LIFE: This is Willow, the official dog of the Guardian Thursday quiz. She knows that Croatia has just adopted the Euro, but she is worried she has forgotten the name of its previous currency. What was it? Willow, the official dog of the Guardian"s Thursday quiz Kuna Tolar Marka Grotzit