As the only topical news quiz that also sometimes includes questions about the middle ages, the Thursday quiz is proud of its track record of making sure people read every news item during the week and have to subscribe to the Encyclopaedia Britannica in order to cover all possible bases. Fifteen questions await you, with varying degrees of difficulty and subtlety. There are no prizes, it is just meant to be for fun. Let us know how you get on in the comments! The Thursday quiz, No 169 1.Which gloriously gorgeous French cathedral survived a fire last week? Stained glass Rennes Nice Rouen Lille Reveal 2.Who has Donald Trump picked as his running mate? Donald Trump JK Bunce JD Vance JJ Varga TJ Hooker Reveal 3.Despite the good folk of South West Norfolk unequivocally voting for her to do one, Liz Truss decided she should go to the Republican National Convention. Lucky, lucky them. Where is it being held? Liz Truss Milwaukee, WI Tallahassee, FL Lansing, MI Columbus, OH Reveal 4.Vaughan Gething has also had to sling his hook. He was first minister of Wales for slightly longer than Liz Truss was prime minister. When was he appointed? Vaughan Gething January 2024 February 2024 March 2024 April 2024 Reveal 5.We lost Shelley Duvall, who famously starred in The Shining. But which director cast her in seven different movies between 1970 and 1980? Shelley Duvall William Friedkin Ken Russell Woody Allen Robert Altman Reveal 6.We also lost Shannen Doherty. Which sister did she play in Charmed? Shannen Doherty Prue Piper Phoebe Peri Reveal 7.True or false: the Christian conservative Federal Democratic Union of Switzerland party has announced it is to try to use referendums to ban Eurovision? Nemo True False Reveal 8.This week"s geography question is about Saudi Arabia. Which coast is the port city of Jeddah on? Jeddah North coast South coast East coast West coast Reveal 9.Haile Gebrselassie (not pictured) is one of the greatest distance runners of all time. He won two consecutive gold medals in the 10,000m in the Olympics. In which years? Trainers 1988 Seoul and 1992 Barcelona 1996 Atlanta and 2000 Sydney 2004 Athens and 2008 Beijing 2008 Beijing and 2012 London Reveal 10.On 18 July, King Edward I of England issued the Edict of Expulsion, banishing Jews from the country. When? King Edward I 1090 1190 1290 1390 Reveal 11.It is the anniversary of the computer chip giant Intel (not pictured) being founded in 1968 under a different name. It swiftly changed to Intel. What does Intel stand for? Sinclair ZX Spectrum Integrated electronics Intelligent electronics International electrics Incorporated electrics Reveal 12.Who scored Spain"s second and winning goal in the Euro 2024 final? Spain Dani Carvajal Nico Williams Mikel Oyarzabal Ronald Mael Reveal 13.Talking of heroic England defeats, researchers have reconstructed the genetic code of a 52,000-year-old woolly mammoth sample that they have named after one of England"s Italia 90 squad. Who? A woolly mammoth Peter Beardlsey Paul Gascoigne Gary Lineker Chris Waddle Reveal 14.Willow, the official dog of the Guardian Thursday quiz, knows that there is a mathematical operation denoted by the symbol !. Evaluate 9! for her … Willow the official dog of the Guardian Thursday quiz 362,880 9,000 45 30-50 Reveal 15.Katy Perry has been getting absolute pelters over her new single. What is it called? Katy Perry Women"s Hour Women"s Universe Women"s Time Women"s World Women Wonder What The Hell They Just Listened To