The Eurovision Song Contest 2023

After all the excitement of live blogging both the coronation and Eurovision, an exhausted quiz master lazily asked Google Bard to write the intro blurb to this week’s quiz. It said: “Welcome to the Guardian online Thursday quiz! This week’s quiz is a mix of general knowledge and topical trivia, with a few jokes thrown in for good measure.” So, basically, the quiz master could have just Googled what had previously been written. Anyway you know the drill by now – have fun and be kind to each other in the comments.

The Thursday quiz, No 108

  1. 1.EUROVISION 2023: At the weekend Sweden won the Eurovision song contest for the seventh time. Who was representing them?

  2. 2.DOWN DOWN DEEPER AND DOWN: Rishi Sunak spent his Saturday not at Eurovision, but watching his team become the first side to get relegated from the Premier League this season. Who does Sunak support?

    Rishi Sunak

  3. 3.ULTIMATE PLAY THE GAME: The much-anticipated follow up to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is out. What is it called?

    Zelda cosplay

  4. 4.HAPPY BIRTHDAY: It would have been Pope John Paul II’s birthday today. Happy birthday, your holiness. What was his name at birth?

    A mosaic of Pope John Paul II

  5. 5.TURBULENT PRIEST: Talking of holy men, the archbishop of Canterbury has been busy with a coronation and criticising the government’s immigration policy. But which of these things also happened to him in the last 10 days?

    Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby

  6. 6.THERE BUT FOR THE GRACE OF GOD. The Irish Times has withdrawn an opinion piece after it was revealed to be a hoax written by a chatbot. But how did the article start?

    A little robot

  7. 7.THE WORLD’S MOST FAMOUS BULLIES, WITH DOMINIC RAAB: This week the former PM would like to know the full name of Cartman, the obnoxious sociopath in South Park

    Dominic Raab

  8. 8.FOR THE LONGEST TIMES WITH DARREN GRIMES: This week Darren wants to know which is longer – the amount of time Liz Truss spent as prime minister before resigning, or the new world record for living underwater set by Joseph Dituri?

    Darren Grimes

  9. 9.IT’S A DOG’S LIFE: This is Willow, the official dog of the Guardian Thursday quiz. She is contemplating poor Rocky the akita, who had to be rescued after cutting his paw and getting exhausted climbing where?

    Willow, the official dog of the Guardian Thursday quiz

  10. 10.THE ELEMENT OF SURPRISE: Element 4 in the periodic table is Beryllium. True or false – it was named after Beryl May Dent, the English scientist instrumental in discovering how to isolate it in 1828?

    Elements

  11. 11.PUBLISHING MYSTERY: A book known only as “4C Untitled Flatiron Nonfiction Summer 2023” did huge pre-sale business after internet rumours it was by Taylor Swift. But who has it turned out to be by?

    Huddersfield library

  12. 12.WOMEN’S WORLD CUP 2023: Nigeria have appeared at every single Fifa Women’s World Cup so far. But what is the capital of Nigeria?

    Nigeria's women's team

  13. 13.WOMEN’S WORLD CUP 2023: Colombia will be appearing at their third Fifa Women’s World Cup. What is the currency of Colombia?

    Colombia flag

  14. 14.ROCKING ALL OVER THE WORLD: Leyton Orient are still the champions of League Two in the English Football League, and the quiz master is still literally in this photo. The much loved Craig Clay left the club this week, having achieved two promotions with the O’s in his six years, but which of these phrases best describes the chemical composition of clay?

    Leyton Orient

  15. 15.HAPPY BIRTHDAY (SLIGHT RETURN): Today is the birthday of the almighty Toyah Wilcox. Which famous guitarist is she married to, who appears in the couples’ viral Sunday Lunch videos?

    Toyah Wilcox

If you think there has been an egregious error in one of the questions or answers, please feel free to email [email protected] but remember the quiz master’s word is final and he is very, very tired. And emotional.


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