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The quiz master is away but the moment has been prepared for, and the Thursday quiz and its childish summer of shrinkflation continues. This week’s theme is herbs and spices, but you’ll find the questions range across pop culture, history, sport and pretty much anything that could be tenuously linked to a herb or a spice. At least it isn’t Liz Truss again. Remember, it is just for fun, and since there are fewer questions than usual every answer carries a lot more pressure with it. Guess well!

The Thursday quiz, No 174 – herbs and spices week!

  1. 1.Which is the world’s most expensive spice (not pictured)?

  2. 2.Who had a hit with the song Jennifer Juniper (not pictured)?

    Juniper berries

  3. 3.In football, if you perform a nutmeg, what have you done?

    Football

  4. 4.Basil I, nicknamed “the Macedonian”, was Byzantine emperor when?

  5. 5.Which of these countries claims to have invented the cinnamon roll, and indeed celebrates Cinnamon Roll Day on 4 October each year?

    Cinnamon roll

  6. 6.Lavender is a wonderful perennial herb beloved of grandmothers everywhere, but which role did Ian Lavender play in the sitcom Dad’s Army?

    Lavender

  7. 7.Hip-hop act Salt-N-Pepa (not pictured) originally consisted of Deidra Roper as DJ Spinderella, alongside Cheryl James and Sandra Denton as the eponymous condiments. But which was which?

    Pepper and salt

  8. 8.The Adventures of Parsley was first broadcast in 1970, and the show was written by Michael Bond and directed by Ivor Wood. But what was the name of Parsley’s enthusiastic pet?

    Parsley

  9. 9.The ITV detective series featuring Felicity Kendal and Pam Ferris as the lead characters was called what?

    Rosemary

  10. 10.Cardamom is mostly grown in India and Indonesia, but one country on the other side of the world is one of the world’s top three producers of it. Willow, the official dog of the Guardian Thursday quiz, wants to know which one …

    Willow the official dog of the Guardian Thursday quiz

  11. 11.Which of these is the correct morse code for ‘sesame’?

    Morse code

  12. 12.A famous historical figure is often associated with the Capitulare de villis, a document from about 800AD specifying a list of herbs that should be grown on large estates within their control. Who?

    Herbs and spices

If you really do think there has been an egregious error in one of the questions or answers you will have to keep it to yourself, because the quiz master is away. Why not enjoy Juniper by Modern Woman instead? They are great.

Juniper by Modern Woman


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