Nobody knows what day of the week it is between Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve, but here is the Thursday quiz, like a comforting beacon in a storm of pseudo Sundays. Fifteen questions of varying degrees of topicality and obscurity await, followed by a quick nap and more TV and chocolates, probably. Have fun and let us know how you got on in the comments. The Thursday quiz, No 140 1.This is Willow, the official dog of the Guardian Thursday quiz, who had a great Christmas, thanks for asking. But she is looking worried after health authorities launched an inquiry into a mass outbreak of gastroenteritis among a reported 700 employees of which company after a Christmas party? Willow the dog Lockheed Martin Airbus Boeing Magpie Electricals Reveal 2.Xiangqi, sometimes known as Chinese chess, has been engulfed in scandal as Yan Chenglong, 48, had his "Xiangqi King" title revoked after he did what? Chinese chess Spray-painted swearwords across the walls of his hotel room Threw a bed out of a hotel window Defecated in a hotel bathtub Released 30 to 50 feral hogs into the streets of Zhuhai. Reveal 3.What was the most watched television programme in the UK on Christmas Day this year? Old TV Doctor Who The King"s speech Strictly Come Dancing Call the Midwife Reveal 4.A new Banksy (an artist"s impression of the artist is pictured) artwork went up on Friday, and then appeared to be promptly stolen, in which part of London? Riddler! Peckham Tooting Balham Walthamstow Reveal 5.It is the anniversary of the death of Mary II of England (not pictured). We are sorry to hear about that, Mary. When did she die? The crown 1594 1694 1794 1894 Reveal 6.It is also the anniversary of the terrible Tay Bridge disaster, which occurred during a violent storm on 28 December 1879. Who wrote the notoriously terrible poem about it? Tay Rail Bridge Marriott Edgar Christopher Murray Grieve Paula Nancy Millstone Jennings William McGonagall Reveal 7.The Premier League"s first female referee made history when she took charge of which match (not pictured) just before Christmas? Subbuteo Fulham v Burnley Luton v Newcastle Nottingham Forest v Bournemouth Fulchester United v Melchester Rovers Reveal 8.The Colombian government has announced it will attempt to raise objects from the 1708 shipwreck of a famous galleon, believed to contain a cargo worth billions of dollars (seen here modelled by some other coins). What is it called? Coins San Fernando San José San Enrique San Taclaus Reveal 9.An exciting new weekly series that will last 24 weeks until the summer and will feature one geography question a week about one of the countries taking part in the Euro 2024 finals. This week, a gentle start. What is the capital of Albania? UEFA Skopje Pristina Pogradec Tirana Reveal 10.It is Linus Torvalds" birthday today. Happy birthday Linus, you computer genius, you. Ctrl-Alt-T and all that. But where is he from? Linus Torvalds Sweden Denmark Finland Iceland Reveal 11.The celebrity TV chef Nigella Lawson has confessed she is too self-conscious to say what, after a clip of her mispronouncing it went viral? Nigella Lawson Air fryer Microwave Dishwasher Uranus Reveal 12.Why not pretend you are taking your GCSE biology exam on a Thursday in December? Which of these is an adaptation of a palisade mesophyll cell? Leaf They contain many chloroplasts to carry out photosynthesis They open and close to allow gases to enter a leaf. They transport the products of photosynthesis around a plant. They contain a horde of very naughty miniature dachshunds. Reveal 13.What was Rasputin"s first name? Yes, the famous one who was shot in 1916, not just any old Rasputin. Kremlin in Moscow Pjotr Vladimir Grigori Ra-Ra Reveal 14.Wham!"s Last Christmas finally made it to the UK No 1 spot at Christmas, 39 years after it was released. But who was the UK Christmas No 1 in the year it was first released? A Christmas tree Shakin" Stevens with Merry Christmas Everyone. Band Aid with Do They Know It"s Christmas? The Flying Pickets with Only You. Sparks with This Sleigh Ain"t Big Enough for Both of Us. Reveal 15.The family living there thankfully escaped safely, but which singer"s childhood home in Houston (not pictured) caught fire early on Christmas morning? Laptop on fire Katy Perry Taylor Swift Beyoncé Kate Bush