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Today is an incredibly special day in the history of the Thursday quiz, as it is the first time it has fallen on a leap day. The Thursday quiz will not fall on 29 February again until 2052 when, thanks to Liz Truss, the quiz master will probably still be working to pay off the mortgage that her economic policies vastly increased. Thanks, Liz. She is in the quiz again to celebrate. It is just for fun but let us know how you got on in the comments.

The Thursday quiz, No 149

  1. 1.Sweden is finally joining Nato, after the last of the alliance’s members agreed to ratify its membership. Which country was holding out?

  2. 2.Which tech company surpassed Google’s parent, Alphabet, to become the third most valuable company in the US behind Microsoft and Apple?

    A dollar note

  3. 3.One of the internet’s most-beloved animals since Harambe, the escaped Eurasian eagle owl that was living in Central Park, New York, has sadly died. This is him on a memorial mural. What was his name?

    Owl mural

  4. 4.Speaking of Harambe (not pictured), it is now eight years since he became an internet meme after he was shot and killed when a small child got into his enclosure and the gorilla was judged to be a threat. Willow, the official dog of the Guardian Thursday quiz, wants to know in which zoo?

    Willow, the official dog of the Guardian Thursday quiz

  5. 5.A US private company successfully got its Odysseus lander to the moon, although it does appear to have tripped over since. Space is hard, as people often note. Which company?

    The moon

  6. 6.Barbra Streisand released the first of her 36 studio albums in 1963. Will you put the first four Barbra Streisand albums in the correct order?

    Reckless records

  7. 7.The play The Revenger’s Tragedy, first performed in 1606 and published in 1607, is usually attributed to …

    The theatre

  8. 8.Every fan of Sapphire & Steel knows “all irregularities will be handled by the forces controlling each dimension. Transuranic heavy elements may not be used where there is life.” Radium can be assigned. Is Radium a metal or a non-metal?

    Elements

  9. 9.One question about every country taking part in the Euro 2024 finals this summer. This week: Hungary. How many letters are there in the Hungarian alphabet?

    UEFA

  10. 10.You’ve always wanted to pass GCSE computer studies, right? Try this one. What is cloud computing?

    A vintage computer

  11. 11.There are usually 24 leap years in a century, which is just about half the number of days that Thursday quiz favourite Liz Truss was prime minister. Last week she found herself having to explain to an American audience what a “quango” was. What is “quango” generally understood to stand for?

    Liz Truss

  12. 12.We lost the lovely Pamela Salem, who was excellent as Toos in the 1977 Doctor Who story Robots of Death, and even better as Prof Rachel Jensen in 1988’s Remembrance of the Daleks. But in which James Bond movie did she play Miss Moneypenny?

    Pamela Salem

  13. 13.Scientists have finally detected the force that makes apples fall from trees on the microscopic scale in an exciting experiment. But which of these phrases did NOT feature in the Guardian report about it. Repeat, for those chattering at the back, which of these phrases did NOT feature in the Guardian report about it?

    Apples

  14. 14.Major League Baseball players are unhappy with their new uniforms. Why?

    A baseball bat

  15. 15.This is Willow again, still the official dog of the Guardian Thursday quiz. She claims there has never been a 30 February. Is this true or false?

    Willow, the official dog of the Guardian Thursday quiz

If you really do think there has been an egregious error in one of the questions or answers – and can show your working – feel free to email [email protected], but remember the quiz master’s word is final and he is busy watching that Raven Numan single he mentioned last week.


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