This week the Thursday quiz lazily asked the ChatGPT AI bot to write the introductory blurb, and it said: Welcome to this week’s Thursday Quiz, brought to you by Martin Belam. I hope you’re ready for some fun and challenging trivia, because we’ve got a great selection of questions for you today. From history and geography, to science and pop culture, there’s something for everyone. So grab a pen and paper and get ready to test your knowledge. Let’s get started! So there you go. Let us know how you get on in the comments. The Thursday quiz, No 91 1.TO SCOOT OR NOT TO SCOOT: Which European capital city will hold a referendum on 2 April posing the question “Do we or don’t we continue with free-floating rental scooters?” Scooters Dublin Paris Rome Madrid Reveal 2.THAT"S JUST NOT CRICKET: Which gaming community has been rocked by proposed changes to it licensing rules that appear to suggest in the future people will have to give a proportion of any revenue they generate from adding to the game back to the game company? Cricket bats Dungeons and Dragons Magic The Gathering World of Warcraft Horace Goes Skiing Reveal 3.CANCEL CULTURE: In one of her first acts as governor of Arkansas, the former Trump White House press secretary Sarah Sanders is banning the use of which word in state documents? Sarah Sanders Afro-American Indigenous Abortion Latinx Reveal 4.SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT: Which of these is the correct order of the first four albums released in Sweden by Abba? A vinyl Ring Ring, Waterloo, ABBA, Arrival Ring Ring, ABBA, Arrival, Voulez-Vous Ring Ring, ABBA, Waterloo, Super Trouper Ring Ring, Waterloo, ABBA, Voyage Reveal 5.ALL YOU EVER THINK ABOUT IS SEX: That is a 1983 song by Sparks where they think about the places they"ve had their little fun. But Norfolk has been in the news because there are a record number of what? Ron Mael Baby egrets Baby muntjacs Baby stoats Baby seals Reveal 6.THE BIRDS, PART 1: It is Tippi Hedren"s birthday today. Happy birthday Tippi! What is the name of the character she played in the 1963 movie The Birds? Tippi Hedren Melanie Daniels Lydia Brenner Dodo Chaplet Annie Hayworth Reveal 7.THE BIRDS, PART 2: The 1963 Hitchcock movie starring Tippi Hedren is loosely based on a short horror story about bird attacks in Cornwall published in 1952 and written by who? A crow John Wyndham Algernon Blackwood Daphne du Maurier Aldous Huxley Reveal 8.THE BIRDS, PART 3: Which of these national flags from Europe currently features a bird as part of its design? Europe Slovenia Albania Kosovo Bosnia and Herzegovina Reveal 9.THE BIRDS, PART 4: The Bird-of-Prey class starship belongs to which alien race in the Star Trek universe? Star Trek cosplay Vulcans Borg Klingons Kardashians Reveal 10.IT"S A DOG"S LIFE: This is Willow, the official dog of the Guardian"s Thursday quiz. But what is the name of the one-eared rescue dog in Connecticut who has become famous for his paintings? Willow Picasso Dali Van Gogh Van Klomp Reveal 11.FRIENDS OF DOROTHY: Which of the Golden Girls (not pictured) played the character of Dorothy Zbornak in the US hit sitcom? RuPaul"s Golden Girls Beatrice Arthur Betty White Rue McClanahan Estelle Getty Reveal 12.OTTAWAN"S DISCO POSER: Ottawan recorded D-I-S-C-O in 1979. But which O is the capital city of Burkina Faso, and the final answer for this alphabetical round for now? Disco ball Othrys Omdurman Onitsha Ouagadougou Reveal 13.MATHS WITH GOTHS: You thought your copy of the original Sisters of Mercy debut 7" single The Damage Done was worth £400 but somebody told you the value had risen by 7%. Which of these calculations will give you the new value? Goths 400 x 0.07 400 x 0.7 400 x 1.07 400 x 1.7 Reveal 14.GCSE SCIENCE CORNER: Potassium reacts vigorously with water forming potassium hydroxide and hydrogen gas. Which of these observations can you expect to make? Woman doing chemistry The potassium ignites and burns with lilac flame The potassium sinks to the bottom The water turns blue There is a smell of rotten eggs Reveal 15.FUNERAL FLASHMOB: Sandie Wood went out in style when, at her own request, her funeral was interrupted by a flashmob dancing to which 1980s hit song? Cemetery Going Underground by The Jam Another One Bites The Dust by Queen Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) by Kate Bush Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life by Monty Python"s Flying Circus