This week on social media, Tom Forth mused on those incredible moments when you are attending a pub quiz, and the person asking the questions drops a clanger. He put it poetically like this: “Punters asking for clarification. Clarification isn’t going to help you mate. You’re in the hands of the gods now. Welcome to the contested and subjective nature of truth. It’s vibes all the way down. You are merely an ant in the quiz controversy universe. Let go.” Of course, the Thursday quiz never has ambiguous wording, typos or controversial errors, and that is why there is never any quibbling in the comments. So let us get on with it … The Thursday quiz, No 158 1.The Conservative policing minister Chris Philp (pictured), talking about his government"s flagship policy to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda, appeared to confuse Rwanda with which other African nation on BBC television last Thursday evening? Chris Philp Zimbabwe Uganda Central African Republic Democratic Republic of Congo Reveal 2.France’s national library has removed four 19th-century books (not pictured) from its shelves whose emerald green covers are believed to be laced with what …? A stack of books in someone"s arms Polonium Arsenic Strychnine Psilocybin Reveal 3.This is Willow, the official dog of the Guardian Thursday quiz, who is deeply disturbed at recent reports that a leading Republican figure in the US has told in a book how they shot an "untrainable" 14-month-old dog in the head. Who did the shooting? Close-up of a brown dachshund Governor Kristi Noem Senator Ted Cruz Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene Judge Clarence Thomas Reveal 4.We lost the author CJ Sansom this week. What was the name of the series of books he wrote that also became a Disney+ series this week? CJ Sansom standing outside in a garden Midlake Goldblake Shardlake Snowflake Reveal 5.One non-football question about every country taking part in the Euro 2024 finals this summer. This week: Spain. Which of these cities is farthest north? The UEFA logo Valladolid Valencia Murcia Málaga Reveal 6.Thursday quiz favourite Liz Truss’s book about her 49-day stint as prime minister sold 2,228 copies in the UK during its first week on sale. Go you, Liz! That is almost as much as the number of £s you put the Thursday quiz"s mortgage up by. Her publisher said it made it what number on the bestselling nonfiction book list in the UK for the week? Liz Truss 1st 6th 13th 49th Reveal 7.Airing nearly a full year before the rest of the first season, and before apparently "the extreme left and PC crap" ruined all comedy forever, according to him, which of these was a name given to the first episode of Seinfeld? Jerry Seinfeld The Pez Dispenser The Phone Message The Couch The Seinfeld Chronicles Reveal 8.You"ve always wanted to pass GCSE statistics, right? Try this one. What is the arithmetic mean of these values: 3, 10, 6, 7, 3, 4, 5, 2 Tables in a book 4 5 6.5 8 Reveal 9.You"ve always wanted to pass GCSE statistics twice, right? Try this other one. What is the range of these values: 3, 10, 6, 7, 3, 4, 5, 2 Pages of table in a book 4 5 7 8 Reveal 10.A toddler told her mother in North Carolina that “monsters” were in her closet. What was actually living in the walls there? Woman kneeling on floor looking in cabinet A gaze of raccoons 50,000 bees An echidna that had escaped from a nearby animal park 30-50 feral hogs Reveal 11.It is time for jazz club. Nice. Which instrument was Mary Lou Williams best known for playing? An old-fashioned bar with checked tablecloths, lamps on the tables and photos on the walls Clarinet Trumpet Piano Kazoo Reveal 12.In one of the week"s best-read news stories, Emma Stone has announced she would like to be referred to by her proper name Emily when people speak to her. OK, Emily, sure thing. Emma/Emily won best actress at the Oscars this year for playing which role? Emma Stone holding her Oscar and making a speech Alba Axminster Bella Baxter Cherry Chester Darla Dexter Reveal 13.Science! The Faraday constant is expressed as what …? A person in gloves, goggles and overalls injecting something into a test tube Coulombs per mole Becquerels per second Daltons per kilogram Rons per spark Reveal 14.The final Thursday quiz Wombles question for a little while. What was the name of the Scottish Womble (not pictured) who sometimes rocked up in Wimbledon with their obligatory bagpipes for a visit on the TV show in the 1970s? A womble on Wimbledon Common holding a tote bag Jock MacWomble of the Highland Womble clan Cousin Cairngorm MacWomble the Terrible Nephew Nevis MacWomble the Mighty Jamie McCrimmon McWomble from McDoctor McWho