Delayed games, power cuts and rescued stolen dogs – take the Thursday quiz

  • 2/13/2025
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Welcome to the Guardian’s Thursday quiz, which last week unfortunately revealed that when it comes to picture editing, it cannot tell the difference between a gecko and a frog. Never mind, eh? Not many geckos or frogs do the quiz, so nobody was offended much. Since today is Galentine’s Day, and tomorrow is Valentine’s Day, this week’s quiz is very loosely themed around love, friendship, relationships, and that perennial quiz favourite – very naughty little animals. There are no prizes, but let us know how you got on in the comments. The Thursday quiz, No 197 1.Everybody loves seeing a pop star taken down a peg or two. What did police in India stop from happening this week? Police tape Olivia Rodrigo from using lasers Sam Smith from going topless on stage Ed Sheeran from busking Chris Martin from falling through a trapdoor Reveal 2.Which city has fallen out of love with a building that was declared Britain’s best new building in 1996 and is now planning to usher it out the door marked "do one" by demolishing it? Broken I Love You sweet Cardiff Salford Bradford Bristol Reveal 3.This is Willow, the official dog of the Guardian Thursday quiz. She heard that a very naughty animal was being blamed for a nationwide power cut in Sri Lanka after it interfered with a transformer, and Willow absolutely loved the mischief of it. What type of animal was it? Willow, the official dog of the Guardian Thursday quiz A golden jackal A monkey An elephant 30-50 feral hogs Reveal 4.Talking of dogs, this absolute beauty was reunited with her Norfolk owners having been stolen more than seven years ago. Awwwwww. What is her name? Dog reunited with family after seven years Daisy Petal Flora Rose Reveal 5.Which pop star loves Eric Morecambe so much that he paid £20,000 for a pair of his famous glasses? Eric Morecambe auction Ed Sheeran Elton John Robbie Williams Ronald Mael Reveal 6.Valentine"s Day is usually red-themed, and a river in which South American country decided to join in the celebrations thanks to a grim-looking suspected chemical leak? The red river Uruguay Bolivia Argentina Venezuela Reveal 7.Which marriage-wrecking simulation computer game has announced that this year"s version has been cancelled due to production delays? ZX Spectrum Football Manager Sim City Grand Theft Auto Horace Goes Skiing Reveal 8.This is Twiglet, a rescue lurcher that the quizmaster met in the pub on Monday who wanted everybody at the Thursday quiz to adore her snoot and see how well she can hold paws. She wants to know which obscure ancient chocolate treat wrapper was found at Cambridge University Library? Twiglet, a guest dog for the Thursday quiz Mackintosh"s Golden Cup Terry"s Neapolitans Fry"s Crunchie Mael"s Chocolate Sparkles Reveal 9.Which legendary comedy figure this week did not love getting heckled and had audience members ejected from their massive show at Manchester"s AO Arena? Clown Jimmy Carr Peter Kay David Walliams Liz Truss Reveal 10.How many points do you get in a standard Scrabble set with the four letter tiles that spell love? Scrabble Five points Six points Seven points Eight points Reveal 11.Valentine Falls is in which Australian state? The Australian and Australian Aboriginal flags side by side New South Wales Victoria Queensland Western Australia Reveal 12.Who played the titular character in the 1989 movie version of Shirley Valentine? The Hyde Park Picture House Julia McKenzie Alison Steadman Nicola Bryant Pauline Collins Reveal 13.Which of these bands did Courtney Love front? Courtney Love L7 Bikini Kill Hole Daisy Chainsaw Reveal 14.Some wags in Denmark have responded to US threats over the sovereignty of Greenland (pictured, Denmark is flatter than that) by suggesting they would love to buy which US state? Greenland Texas California Florida Alaska Reveal 15.And finally … estate workers in a UK location where lynx were recently released into the wild are now having to deal with some feral pigs (though not the exact ones in the picture) that have been released into the wild. Where? Wild hogs rooting Bannau Brycheiniog Dartmoor Pennines Cairngorms Reveal If you really do think there has been an egregious error in one of the questions or answers – and can show your working and are absolutely 100% positive you aren’t attempting to factcheck a joke – you can complain about it in the comments below. Why not watch MS 45 by Stella Rose instead?

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