Just seven days to go and then on 4 July this terrible nightmare will end for all of us once and for all. Yes, on that day there will be a new Thursday quiz, and you can stop fretting about your score on this week’s one. Sixteen questions wait for you on topical news, general knowledge, and quite a lot of animals this week, assuming you count Wombles as animals. There are no prizes. Do let us know how you get on in the comments. Enjoy! The Thursday quiz, No 166 1.Whose artwork has been hung in the ladies" restrooms at Tasmania’s Museum of Old and New Art? Art! René Magritte Mark Rothko Andy Warhol Picasso Reveal 2.We lost Donald Sutherland. He became an internet meme for one shot of him pointing and screaming in a 1978 adaptation of which novel by Jack Finney that had previously been made as a 1956 science-fiction horror film? Donald Sutherland star It Came From Outer Space The Body Snatchers Them! This Island Earth Reveal 3.Two astronauts have got themselves stuck on the ISS after a fault developed with the Boeing craft that had carried there. What is the vehicle called? The Milky Way Boeing"s Crew Space Transportation (CST)-100 Starburst spacecraft Boeing"s Crew Space Transportation (CST)-100 Starliner spacecraft Boeing"s Crew Space Transportation (CST)-100 Startrack spacecraft Boeing"s Crew Space Transportation (CST)-100 Startlingly One-Way Only spacecraft Reveal 4.This is Willow. The official dog of the Guardian Thursday quiz. Someone this week said to her "I know you from the internet" and Willow just ignored them. Rude. Anyway, what is the name of the eight-year-old pekingese who won the 2024 World’s Ugliest Dog contest? Willow, the official dog of the Guardian Thursday quiz Wild Thang Foxy Lady Beaver O’Lindy Waterloo Sunset Reveal 5.Talking of dogs, and here is Willow again, a fishing expedition rescued 38 dogs from drowning in a lake this week. Where? Willow, the official dog of the Guardian"s Thursday quiz Minnesota Missouri Montana Mississippi Reveal 6.Diesel the escaped pet donkey (not pictured, that is a donkey seemingly cheerfully celebrating Easter) has been living his best life in California. Having been missing for five years, he was spotted living with a herd of … A donkey Deer Bison Elk 30-50 feral hogs Reveal 7.Today is the anniversary of the 1358 founding of the Republic of Ragusa. Very topical. Which European city was the territory based around? Europe Bratislava Dubrovnik Kaliningrad Tirana Reveal 8.What was the name of the first ever Star Trek episode broadcast (not pictured, that"s a fan-made costume of a later vintage)? Star Trek The Man Trap Where No Man Has Gone Before The Enemy Within Ron from Sparks in Space! Reveal 9.You"ve always wanted to pass GCSE drama, right? Try this one. Which of these describes using a traverse stage? Box office The audience move around the performance area The audience are in a circle around the stage The audience sit on both sides of the stage facing each other The audience talk loudly and fiddle with their phones all the way through Reveal 10.One of a long series of geography questions about countries that aren"t in Euro 2024. This week, Cuba. Havana is Cuba"s biggest city. Which of these is its second city? Cuban flag Santiago de Cuba Guantánamo Santa Clara Manzanillo Reveal 11.And now a question about Euro 2024. Which country was the first to be eliminated from the tournament, after results in their first two games made it mathematically impossible for them to progress to the knockout rounds? Uefa Scotland Iceland Poland Syldavia Reveal 12.Which of these metals has the highest melting point – tungsten or nickel? Some fire Tungsten has the highest melting point Nickel has the highest melting point It is a trick question, uniquely both metals have the same melting point Reveal 13.The BBC Radio 4 Today programme is going to stop doing what after 47 years? BBC logo The pips Daily horse racing tips Thought for the day Having Nigel Farage on all the time Reveal 14.The Tour de France starts on Saturday. Where is this year"s Grand Départ? Cycling France Italy Belgium Andorra Reveal 15.The Thursday quiz recently visited the exhibition about Ladybird books in St Albans, which it thoroughly recommends, even if the Thursday quiz didn"t get a mention in the Ladbybird story of newspapers book. What were the names of the two children in the Ladybird Key Words Reading Scheme books? Ladybird book about newspapers Edmund and Susan Lucy and Caspian Peter and Jane Renée and Renato Reveal 16.A bonus Wombles question! What is the name of the new Wombles single, their first for decades? Wombles Wombling USA Womblin" Down Under Wombling at the Euros (It"s Coming Home) Wimbledon Common Ain"t Big Enough for Both of Us