A sword bearer, Frankie at Eurovision, and some noisy old frogs – take the Thursday quiz

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A week bookended by the coronation and Eurovision still reassuringly has a Thursday quiz slap bang in the middle of it, which may feature the odd nod to both. You face 14 questions this week of varying levels of difficulty and obscurity, meeting several familiar regular faces along the way. This week again we will be having the comments open for a little longer than usual, so be kind to each other, and let us know how you got on. The Thursday quiz, No 107 1.THE STAR OF THE SHOW: A lot of middle-aged straight Tory men went wobbly at the knees at the weekend watching Penny Mordaunt hold a sword erect for nearly an hour, but what was the name of the sword she carried out of the coronation ceremony? Penny Mordaunt The sword of temporal justice The sword of mercy The jewelled sword of offering Excalibur Reveal 2.CORONATION SHENANIGNANS: Talking of an event where you give someone a big hat on the basis of who their mother was, how many countries in Europe still have a hereditary monarchy? King Charles III coronation Eight Ten Thirteen Fifteen Reveal 3.IT"S A DOG"S LIFE: This is Willow, the official monarch of the Guardian Thursday quiz. She sometimes goes to watch Walthamstow FC or London Seaward at Wadham Lodge, and knows not to interrupt the match. But what interrupted the football match this week between Jalkaranta Palloseura and KJP in Finland"s Suomen Cup? Willow, the official dog of the Guardian"s Thursday quiz A herring gull attacked KJP"s goalkeeper so violently he needed medical attention A parachutist from a local air display crashed on to the top of the main stand A small child rode across the pitch on a bicycle 30-50 feral hogs Reveal 4.WOMEN"S WORLD CUP 2023: A non-football question about every nation at this summer"s Fifa Women"s World Cup tournament. South Africa will be making a second appearance, but which year was Nelson Mandela released from prison? Nelson Mandela statue in London 1988 1990 1992 1994 Reveal 5.WOMEN"S WORLD CUP 2023: Jamaica will also make a second appearance. The country suffered centuries of colonial rule under the Spanish, then the English, then the British, but when did it finally gain independence? Jamaica"s women 1956 1959 1962 1965 Reveal 6.WOMEN"S WORLD CUP 2023: What is the currency of New Zealand, one of the co-hosts of the tournament, and where Charles III is still head of state? New Zealand fans cheer with their flag New Zealand dollar New Zealand guilder New Zealand pound New Zealand grotzit Reveal 7.THE ELEMENT OF SURPRISE: Element 3 is Lithium. Who released a single called Lithium in 1992? Elements Nirvana Sparks Pearl Jam Soundgarden Reveal 8.MOVE FAST AND BREAK THINGS: Facebook"s Mark Zuckerberg (not pictured, probably) won medals when he made his debut in Redwood City, California at which martial art? Not Mark Zuckerberg Jiu-jitsu Karate Taekwondo Venusian aikido Reveal 9.IN THIS HOUSE: Police turned up at the home of a 92-year-old women after neighbours complained how noisy her frogs were. Where? An Australian toad Ceredigion, Wales Savoie, France Groningen, The Netherlands Florida, US Reveal 10.THE WORLD"S MOST FAMOUS BULLIES, WITH DOMINIC RAAB: This week the former deputy PM would like to know the full name of the lead bully at Bart"s school in the Simpsons Dominic Raab Nelson Buntz Nelson Muntz Nelson Luntz Gavin Williamson Reveal 11.WHAT A MISTAKE-A TO MAKE-A!: Italy"s prime minister recently visited Rishi Sunak in London. What is her name? Sunak and the mystery Giorgia Meloni Federica Mogherini Ilona Staller Marta Fascina Reveal 12.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. Orient play at Brisbane Road. Brisbane is the capital of which Australian state, part of a country where Charles III is still head of state? Leyton Orient Victoria Western Australia New South Wales Queensland Reveal 13.EUROVISION ROCKS: It is Eurovision this weekend, and the quiz master will be live blogging it as usual. The original line-up of Frankie Goes To Hollywood reunited for the occasion, but they only played one song. Which one? Frankie says Welcome To The Pleasuredome Relax Two Tribes This Town Ain"t Big Enough For Both Of Us Reveal 14.ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME: Always considered a record industry money-making joke by the quiz master, the self-appointed Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is inducting seven artists this year. Which of these is NOT a 2023 inductee? George Washington Duran Duran George Michael Kate Bush Rage Against the Machine

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