Those two great pillars of the Thursday quiz, namely British political meltdowns and cute animals doing crazy things, have been out in force over the last seven days. You face 15 vaguely topical news questions, with a little bit of maths with goths thrown in for good measure. There are no prizes, it is just for fun, but let us know how you get on in the comments. The Thursday quiz, No 134 1.Feral hog fanatic David Cameron is unexpectedly back in the UK government. How many previous prime ministers have taken a lesser post in a subsequent UK government since the 18th century? David Cameron 4 10 14 1,057 Reveal 2.Talking of former prime ministers, Liz Truss will have to go to the Remembrance Day service for the rest of her life. Assuming she has a long fulfilling life full of good health, in which year will she have attended more Remembrance Day services as an ex-prime minister than she had days as prime minister? Liz Truss 2041 2051 2061 2071 Reveal 3.This is Willow, the official dog of the Guardian Thursday quiz. She remembers that scientists have rediscovered a long-lost species of mammal named after David Attenborough in Indonesia’s Cyclops Mountains but can"t remember which one. Can you remind her? Willow, the official dog of the Guardian Thursday quiz, photographed by Emma Belam It was a long-armed lemur It was a long-winged fruit bat It was a long-toed squirrel It was a long-beaked echidna Reveal 4.Another of this week"s animal celebrities in the news was Kimba the lion (not pictured) who heroically did one from the circus it was being kept in, and decided to go for a lovely stroll instead. Which European capital city was he close to? Lenny the lion Lisbon Madrid Rome Bern Reveal 5.Also making a splash was Neal the 600kg seal who took a nap in front of a woman’s car, stopping her from going to work on Tuesday. An absolute chonky boi hero. Where did this happen? Neil the Seal Australia New Zealand Canada South Africa Reveal 6.Warner Bros is reported to have decided to take a $30m tax write-down by not releasing a completed live-action/animation comedy starring John Cena featuring which titular Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoon character? Warner Bros Foghorn Leghorn Wile E Coyote Pepé Le Pew Beep the Meep Reveal 7.Talking of movies, superhero movie The Marvels (not pictured) appears to have recorded the lowest ever North American opening weekend box office for any Marvel Cinematic Universe film, taking $47m, which is still more than people pay for the Thursday quiz. Which Marvel film has it displaced as worst-performing by that measure? Spider-Man The Incredible Hulk (2008) Thor (2011) Ant-Man (2015) Doctor Strange (2016) Reveal 8.Which prime minister (not pictured) decided to personally open a new exhibition about the Lord of the Rings author JRR Tolkien, highlighting their government’s growing interest in shaping the output of the country’s cultural institutions? Lord of the Rings orcs Rishi Sunak of the UK Giorgia Meloni of Italy Viktor Orbán of Hungary Ulf Kristersson of Sweden Reveal 9.A book club in Venice, California has finally finished reading the book it started in 1995. Which book? Woman in a library Finnegans Wake by James Joyce The Odyssey by Homer War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy Fly Fishing by JR Hartley Reveal 10.We all know that Donald Trump only hires the very best people. How much has his social media platform Truth Social lost since it launched in October 2021? Donald Trump $7m $37m $73m Confounding expectations, it has actually made a $3.7m profit Reveal 11.For tenuous quiz-related reasons, Carl McCoy from Fields of the Nephilim has been asked to solve 4x + 3 = 18 + 2x. What is x? Fields of the Nephilim 3.5 5.5 7.5 10.5 Reveal 12.Dominica has created the world’s first marine protected area for what? Beautifull beach in Dominica Sperm whales Octopuses Sharks Very naughty aquatic miniature dachshunds Reveal 13.How many times has Suella Braverman left the job of UK home secretary? Suella Braverman Once Twice Thrice Whatever the posh word for four times is Reveal 14.Tracy Chapman’s Fast Car (not pictured) won country song of the year 35 years after its debut after a new version was recorded by which artist? East German cars Luke Combs Sean Feucht Darius Rucker Ron from Sparks Reveal 15.Talking of big gaps in music, the Beatles newest platter, Now And Then, has reached No 1 in the UK singles chart, giving the band a record 54-year gap between chart-topping singles. Who previously held the record? A Beatles mural in Liverpool Rolling Stones Cliff Richard Tom Jones Kate Bush