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We would say the 150th Thursday quiz is a milestone that should be celebrated, but instead we will just note that writing it feels like a life sentence. Fifteen questions await you in the usual mix of the topical, the obscure, any news story that has featured animals, plus a few jokes. And this week we are mercifully Liz Truss-free, although we have just made you remember her again with that mention. It is just for fun, but please let us know how you get on in the comments.

The Thursday quiz, No 150

  1. 1.Who (not pictured) has been appointed the new prime minister of Pakistan?

  2. 2.How much has the EU fined Apple over App Store restrictions on music streaming?

    Apple store

  3. 3.People are having a tizzy that a statue planned for near Winchester Cathedral would lead to the “Disneyfication” of the place of worship and become a magnet for tourists keen to get a selfie. Who is the statue to be of?

    Winchester Cathedral

  4. 4.Don Gorske, who sounds like he might not have much going on in his life, has set a new world record for the most Big Macs consumed during a lifetime. How many Big Macs does he claim to have eaten in his 70 years?

    McDonalds shop

  5. 5.A judge in a court in London got over-excited and made a somewhat weirdly constructed judgment in a trading standards case last week. Whom did he quote and what was the case?

    Judges

  6. 6.The jokers at Royal Mail, privatised by the Conservative government in order, they said, to improve the service, are putting up the price of first class stamps in the UK again. Brilliant. How much is it going to cost you now?

    A nice red postbox in Bond Street, London

  7. 7.You’ve always wanted to pass GCSE business studies, right? Try this one. If a successful café wants to become even more successful by “changing the elements of the marketing mix”, which of these things could it do?

    Business

  8. 8.What was the name of the first episode of the hugely successful British sitcom by John Sullivan, Only Fools and Horses?

    Old television

  9. 9.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”. Sapphire can be assigned, and frequently was. Sapphires are made of corundum, which is the crystalline form of what?

    Gems

  10. 10.What was found abandoned outside Canning Town tube station (not pictured) in London (pictured) with a note saying: “I need a new owner”?

    London Underground

  11. 11.Speaking of very naughty miniature dachshunds, here is Willow, the official dog of the Guardian Thursday quiz. She knows that at the Brits awards they made Kylie drink from a shoe, but she can’t remember which prize Kylie was awarded. Which of these was it?

    Willow, the official dog of the Guardian Thursday quiz

  12. 12.Korean artist Nam June Paik is widely credited with pioneering which art form (not pictured)?

    Painting

  13. 13.One question about every country taking part in the Euro 2024 finals this summer. This week: as much as it sticks in the Thursday quiz’s craw to say it, defending champions Italy, who beat England on penalties in the last final. Which strait separates the south of Italy and Sicily?

    UEFA

  14. 14.Today would have been the birthday of astronomer Frederick William Herschel. Happy birthday, your Frederickness! In 1787 he discovered the two largest moons of Uranus. What did he name them?

    Uranus

  15. 15.Just in time for her new album, The Tortured Poets Department, some genealogy website or other has “discovered” and “announced” that Taylor Swift is related to which tortured poet?

    Taylor Swft

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 very busy listening to the new Max Richter and Sparks collaboration.


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