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The Thursday quiz always thought it was written with an incredible lack of self-awareness, but then it was unwittingly exposed to the new book by Liz Truss, and discovered that you could take it to a whole new level. Anyway, welcome to literally the best weekly internet quiz in the world, which would have an even higher audience if only the anti-repeated-in-joke coalition would leave it be. Sixteen questions face you this week, with varying degrees of topicality, obscurity and guessability. There are no prizes, but let us know how you get on in the comments.

The Thursday quiz, No 156

  1. 1.A punch-up started in a parliament this week during debate of a “foreign agents” bill. Where?

  2. 2.What won the UK invertebrate of the year (not pictured) award, as decided by Guardian readers?

    A bumblebee

  3. 3.This is Willow, the official dog of the Guardian Thursday quiz, enjoying the weather in Bristol last year. But how did the out-of-breath BBC Radio 4 weather presenter Simon King explain his odd broadcast, which caused some listeners to think he was having a heart attack live on air?

    Willow on an open-topped bus in Bristol

  4. 4.Who (not pictured, those are Willow’s legs) admonished a photographer at the Olivier awards for asking her to “show a little leg”, pointing out “you’d never say that to a man”?

    The paws of Willow, the official dog of the Guardian's Thursday quiz

  5. 5.The US long-jumper Tara Davis-Woodhall observed: “Wait, my hoo haa is gonna be out” when she saw the new women’s athletics kit for the US Olympics team. Who has made them?

    Olympics

  6. 6.A restaurant in Verona, Italy, is offering diners a free bottle of wine if they do what …?

    Wine

  7. 7.After 101 years, a lost Clara Bow short movie was discovered in a can of film bought at a yard sale. It has now been restored and shown at the cinema. What is it called?

    Clara Bow

  8. 8.One question about every country taking part in the Euro 2024 finals this summer. This week: Slovakia. The old city of Bratislava is one of Europe’s most beautiful capitals to visit. But in which of these vague regions of Slovakia is it?

    Uefa logo

  9. 9.Which actor from the Star Wars series Andor has been announced as the new Doctor Who companion, joining Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson during their second series?

    Tardis

  10. 10.Talking of Doctor Who, it is David Tennant’s birthday today! Happy birthday, David! Which character does he play in Good Omens?

    David Tennant

  11. 11.It is the anniversary of the murder of Æthelred I of Northumbria in 796. Sorry to remind you about that, Æthers. What is the name of the letter Æ in the Old English alphabet?

    Holy Island

  12. 12.After making the Bundesliga boring by winning it 11 seasons in a row, as soon as the notoriously trophy-averse Harry Kane arrived, Bayern Munich promptly let someone else have a go. Who has just won the German men’s football Bundesliga for the first time?

    Harry Kane

  13. 13.Also in Germany, why has Munich’s Pinakothek der Moderne gallery sacked a technician and banned him from work in art galleries for three years?

    Painting

  14. 14.You’ve always wanted to pass GCSE business studies, right? Try this one. A business owner uses the internet to gather information to help them improve their business offer. What is this called?

    Business

  15. 15.Last week somebody complained in the comments that they were bored of oblique Sparks references in the quiz, so here is a less-oblique Sparks reference. That is how the Thursday quiz rolls. Or trolls, perhaps. Anyway, who produced the two hugely successful albums Sparks released in 1974, Kimono My House and Propaganda?

    Sparks

  16. 16.The quiz is also doubling down on the Wombles in an unexpected overtime bonus question. Who created the Wombles books?

    A womble

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 if you missed it there is still a special Liz Truss book quiz you could be doing instead.


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