Lost swans, unbroken records and a seatless underground – take the Thursday quiz

  • 11/2/2023
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One silver lining in the cloud that is Thursday is that it is time for a quiz. Fifteen vaguely topical questions on news, current affairs and quirky things, laced with a few jokes and the occasional pointed observation about Nick Clegg. It is just for fun so there are no prizes, but we love to hear how you got on in the comments. Not you, though, Clegg. Not you. The Thursday quiz, No 132 1.Police officers were called in to usher a swan back to the River Avon after it ended up among shoppers in Bath city centre, echoing a famous scene in which of Edgar Wright’s movies? A swan Shaun of the Dead Hot Fuzz The Sparks Brothers Baby Driver Reveal 2.What is going to be shot from the air at the Kosciuszko national park in New South Wales because they are doing so much damage to the park’s threatened wildlife and ecosystems? Australia flags Kangaroos Quolls Horses Some very naughty miniature dachshunds Reveal 3.A silver ticket from 1766 promising free shows for life is up for auction. Which theatre has said it will honour the 257-year-old promise? The Hyde Park picture house in Leeds Bristol Old Vic Westcliff-on-Sea Palace Theatre Bath Theatre Royal Camden Dingwalls Reveal 4.That otter (not pictured) that kept stealing surfboards in Santa Cruz has had a baby. Awwwwww. But what is the otter"s rather unusual name? An otter at Halloween 01 811 8055 841 Reveal 5.The Pan American Games (mascot pictured) got excited when the world record was smashed in an event, only for organisers to discover they had measured the distance wrong. Which event? The Pan American Games mascot Women’s 20km walk Women"s marathon Women"s discus throw Women"s long jump Reveal 6.In the UK, BBC Radio 2"s mid-morning show has lost 1.3 million listeners since Ken Bruce left. Careless. Who took over from Bruce? BBC logo Rylan Graham Norton Scott Mills Vernon Kay Reveal 7.Which EU member state has banned under-18s from the World Press Photo exhibition in case – SHOCK! HORROR! – they see one set of images with an LGBTQ+ theme? Rainbow flag Poland Greece Italy Hungary Reveal 8.It is the anniversary of Expedition 1 docking and the first humans arriving on the International Space Station, which has had people on it continuously ever since. What year did Expedition 1 dock? The ISS 1991 1994 1997 2000 Reveal 9.An artist has collected 6,000 copies of Dan Brown"s The Da Vinci Code and recycled them into a new edition of George Orwell’s surveillance dystopia novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. Who? Big Brother is watching Tracy Emin David Shrigley Banksy Ron from Sparks Reveal 10.In the UK, which Labour politician (not pictured) has admitted they "should’ve done better" after their most recent book was accused of containing plagiarism? Woman in library Angela Rayner Bridget Phillipson Rachel Reeves Yvette Cooper Reveal 11.It is Stefanie Powers" birthday today. Happy birthday, Stef, if you"ll forgive the Thursday quiz"s familiarity, and also the fact we didn"t find a picture of you in time. What was the name of her character in Hart to Hart (almost pictured)? Hearts Judith Hart Jolene Hart Jennifer Hart Romanadvoratrelundar Hart Reveal 12.There have been calls in Spain this week for retailers to stop selling which type of Halloween costumes? Ghost costume Sexy nurse Sexy nun Sexy Christoper Columbus Sexy feral hog Reveal 13.Also in Spain, the heir to the throne has pledged allegiance to the constitution in a coming of age ceremony that sounds like something from the 16th century but nevertheless happened in 2023. What is their name? Spanish flags Doña Victoria de Marichalar y Borbón Leonor, Princess of Asturias Infanta Elena, Duchess of Lugo Jabe of the Forest of Cheem Reveal 14.The former UK deputy prime minister and latter-day Facebook ethics fig-leaf Nick Clegg has likened concerns over AI to what? Nick Clegg The 1970s moral panic about recreational drug use The 1980s moral panic about video games The 1990s moral panic about dangerous dogs Signing up to five years of austerity politics and ensuring your party faced a massive wipe-out at the next election Reveal 15.Finally, here is Willow, the official dog of the Guardian Thursday quiz, enjoying an open-topped sightseeing bus tour of Bristol. But which city is going to be introducing seatless carriages on its metro to increase capacity? Willow on an open-topped bus in Bristol Beijing Mumbai Seoul Tokyo

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