Unlike plans for high-speed railways in England, the Thursday quiz never runs out of steam, and once again you face 15 questions on topical and quirky news, general knowledge, and other weird ephemera. There are no prizes because it is just a bit of fun, but let us know how you get on in the comments. The Thursday quiz, No 127 1.HEAVENLY ACTION: Nasa"s Osiris-Rex mission has returned some samples from the asteroid Bennu. In which US state did it land? Nasa capsule Utah Nevada Arkansas Arizona Reveal 2.STAR: We lost the wonderful David McCallum, reknowned for many roles including scaring the living daylights out of the quiz master with Sapphire and Steel back in the day. What was the name of his character in NCIS? David Mccallum Dr Charles "Snowie" Goose Dr David "Silver" Fox Dr Donald "Ducky" Mallard Dr Phillip "Feral" Hogg Reveal 3.HERE I GO IMPOSSIBLE AGAIN: Who (feet pictured) shattered the world record for the women"s marathon at the weekend in Berlin? Marathon runner Tigist Assefa of Ethiopia Winifred Bambera of Zambia Sheila Chepkirui of Kenya Magdalena Shauri of Tanzania Reveal 4.LOVE TO HATE YOU: Which nepo baby is taking over Fox and News Corp from Rupert Murdoch? Rupert Murdoch James Murdoch Elisabeth Murdoch Lachlan Murdoch Dogface Hermann Dingbat Murdoch Reveal 5.RUNAROUND ON THE UNDERGROUND: The bean-counters at the government keep lopping bits off the plans for the HS2 rail link which was originally going to go from London to Manchester and Leeds via Birmingham, and now appears to be going from just outside London to just outside Birmingham. What is the name of the proposed southern terminus, if it doesn"t run all the way to Euston? HS2 tunnel Yew Fields Park New Ash Lane Old Oak Common Middle Of Nowhere Parkway Reveal 6.GONE CRAZY: The UK government also excelled itself this week with a marketing campaign suggesting which favourite childhood character had been invented in London, when in fact they were famously invented in Scotland? Edinburgh Doctor Who Noddy Peppa Pig Dennis the Menace Reveal 7.LEAVE ME TO BLEED: It is the anniversary of William the Conquerer"s arrival in England when he hung around for a couple of weeks before helping Harold Godwinson to permanently "do one" near Hastings. But where did William eventually die in 1087? William Caen Chelmsford Rouen York Reveal 8.DRAMA!: It is also the anniversary of the Siege of Yorktown in 1781, a defining battle in the American Revolutionary War. Which US state is that particular Yorktown in? The US Capitol in Washington Virginia North Carolina Connecticut Massachusetts Reveal 9.PRECIOUS: It is Hilary Duff"s birthday today. Happy birthday Hilary! She was the titular character in which Disney television series in the early 2000s? Hilary Duff Clarissa Explains It All Veronica Mars Sabrina The Teenage Witch Lizzie McGuire Reveal 10.WHERE IN THE WORLD: Which of these countries has a border with Russia that is the furthest north? Compass Kazakhstan Uzbekistan Georgia Azerbaijan Reveal 11.CRY SO EASY: Laurence Fox (not pictured) will be off our screens for a while after he was suspended on Wednesday by which channel? An urban fox TalkTV LBC GB News CBeebies Reveal 12.THE CIRCUS: This is Willow, the official dog of the Guardian Thursday quiz. She is aware this week that a member of the US Congress was ridiculed after posting an image of a Hanukkah menorah in an effort to commemorate Yom Kippur, but has forgotten who. Can you help Willow remember? Willow, the official dog of the Guardian"s Thursday quiz Josh Hawley, Republican senator for Missouri Marjorie Taylor Greene, Republican representative for Georgia Ted Cruz, Republican senator for Texas Lauren Boebert, Republican representative for Colorado Reveal 13.PUSH ME SHOVE ME: In physics, what is the unit of momentum? Pointing finger J/s kg m/s N m m/s2 Reveal 14.SENSELESS: A report by dappGambl into the NFT market has found that 23 million people are holding investments in NFTs that have proved to be … Bored art Absolutely and totally worthless A really, really good idea Reveal 15.A LITTLE RESPECT: The linking theme of the categories this week has been song titles by Erasure, who comprise singer Andy Bell (pictured) and which synth-pop wizard? Andy Bell Dave Ball Martyn Ware Vince Clarke Ron Mael