Welcome again to the Thursday quiz, accurately described in the comments last week by someone called “fishworld” as a test of “knowing stuff about things”. Unfortunately, while some of the stuff is topical news that you will have seen on the Guardian website, some of the things are completely obscure and entirely at the whim of a capricious nerdy quiz master. There are bonus points available in the comments if you can spot oblique references to Doctor Who, but beware, you can lose points for needless quibbling. And this week we are going to try leaving the comments open for a little longer, as due to something called “time zones”, there are some people for whom this is, essentially, the Friday quiz. Be kind to each other and have fun! The Thursday quiz, No 106 1.OOPS I DID IT AGAIN: It was reported that sensitive files about a Royal Navy submarine were found where …? Top secret envelope On a USB stick left plugged in to a computer at a public library In the toilet of a pub In the back of a taxi In the bottom of a locked filing cabinet stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying: "Beware of the Leopard" Reveal 2.IT"S A DOG"S LIFE: This is Willow, the official dog of the Guardian Thursday quiz, thinking about how she would get in trouble if she ate an artwork in a gallery. But a South Korean art student did just that. What was it they ate? Willow A banana A kiwi fruit An apple A delicious sachet of Winalot dog food pouches mixed in gravy Reveal 3.ONCE MORE WITH FEELING: Creator Phil Redmond is promising a film reboot of which beloved children"s TV drama which he promises will feature some members of the original cast? Televisions The Tomorrow People Grange Hill Rentaghost The Stones of Blood Reveal 4.GOING FOR A SONG: South Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol’s White House visit ended on a high note when he sang what? South Korea"s President Yoon Suk Yeol American Pie by Don McLean Hound Dog by Elvis Presley Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon and Garfunkel This Town Ain"t Big Enough For Both Of Us by Sparks Reveal 5.ADIOS BUEN VIAJE: Last week Spain’s parliament banned which traditional form of entertainment? Spain Monkey tennis Cow hurdling Dwarf bullfighting Catalan"s bee-stinging festival Reveal 6.FISHY TALES: The voluptuous statue of a mermaid (not pictured) placed in a square in a seaside location has caused a stir for being “too provocative”. Where? Moray Firth Mermaid Chania, Crete Dawlish, Devon Lloret de Mar, Catalonia Monopoli, Puglia Reveal 7.THE LEFTWING ECONOMIC ESTABLISHMENT WITH LIZ TRUSS: The latest bunch of radical communists after the former PM are the Cabinet Office, who are trying to charge Liz Truss £12,000 for her use of the "grace-and-favour" home traditionally used by the foreign secretary. Which house? Liz Truss Chequers near Ellesborough Priory Mews near Denham Dorneywood near Burnham Chevening House in Kent Reveal 8.THE WORLD"S MOST FAMOUS BULLIES, WITH DOMINIC RAAB: This week the former deputy PM would like to know the full name of Lucy, who spent five decades bullying Charlie Brown in the Peanuts comic strip Dominic Raab Lucy Van Pelt Lucy Van Breukelen Lucy Van der Linden Lucy Van Williamson Reveal 9.THE ELEMENT OF SURPRISE: A new series where we go through the periodic table until we all get bored. What is special about the boiling point of element number 2, Helium? Elements Helium has the lowest known boiling point of any element Helium"s boiling point has never been discovered Helium"s boiling point was used to set zero in the Fahrenheit temperature scale Helium"s boiling point was a vital plot device in the first Doctor Who episode to feature the Cybermen Reveal 10.BACK TO NATURE: UK gardeners are being urged to let wildflowers and grass grow this month, in what is called … An Australian flower Mow-No No-No Marvellous "May"-hem No Mow May May The Grass Be With You Reveal 11.WOMEN"S WORLD CUP 2023: A question about every country that will feature in the tournament. Roughly how many islands make up the Philippines, including the one in the picture? The Philippines Between 1,000 and 2,000 Between 3,500 and 4,500 Between 7,000 and 8,000 Between 11,000 and 12,000 Reveal 12.WOMEN"S WORLD CUP 2023: What is the currency of Costa Rica? Costa Rica"s women"s football team Colón Carét Tílde Hyphén Reveal 13.ROCKING ALL OVER THE WORLD: Leyton Orient are still the champions of League Two in the English Football League, and the quiz master is still literally in this photo. The club"s crest features a wyvern. How many legs does a wyvern have? Leyton Orient None Two Four Six Reveal 14.THE ULTIMATE TEST OF CEREBRAL FITNESS: Chess has a new world champion. Who is it? Chess Pik-Sen Lim Hikaru Nakamura Ding Liren Viswanathan Anand Reveal 15.MUSIC: Ed Sheeran has been appearing in court in the US in a lawsuit relating to his song Thinking Out Loud. The case claims it is too similar to a song by whom? Reckless Records Smokey Robinson Stevie Wonder Marvin Gaye Kate Bush
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