The questions 1 Which novel’s title alludes to the start of 15 August 1947? 2 The Sixth Yamaguchi-gumi is the largest group of what?3 Which …
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Which British zoo has two giant pandas? The Saturday quiz | Life and style
The questions 1 Which PM said: “When I want to read a novel I write one”?2 The Three Counties system is a 55-mile network of …
A nurse, a rogue, a Pharoah and some spiders – take the Thursday quiz | Life and style
You wait 74 weeks for the 75th edition of the Guardian’s Thursday quiz to come along, and then it appears bang on time. Fantastic! There …
Who inspired the Daily Worker headline A Communist in Space? The Saturday quiz | Life and style
The questions 1 Who inspired the Daily Worker headline “A Communist in Space”?2 Which society was divided into jarls, karls and thralls?3 Whose earnings would …
What links Jean Rhys to Salman Rushdie? The Saturday quiz | Life and style
The questions 1 Whose only tennis singles defeat in 1983 was to Kathy Horvath?2 Radioactive element americium is used in which household device?3 Which list …
Which was the ill-fated sister ship of the Peter Pomegranate? The Saturday quiz | Life and style
The questions 1 Which writer from Stamps, Arkansas, appeared on a US stamp in 2015?2 Mec Vannin campaigns for which island’s independence?3 Which was the …
Turnbull’s hobby, the Fall’s pope song, and Stevie Nicks’ atomic number – take the Thursday quiz | Life and style
The fates have conspired to strike a vicious blow against the Thursday quiz, but despite being incapacitated, the quiz master has bravely mustered the strength …
Turnbull’s hobby, the Fall’s pope song, and Stevie Nicks’ atomic number – take the Thursday quiz | Life and style
The fates have conspired to strike a vicious blow against the Thursday quiz, but despite being incapacitated, the quiz master has bravely mustered the strength …
What links Ingrid Bergman, Shakespeare and James Lovelock? The Saturday quiz | Life and style
The questions 1 Where are 1, 3, 26 and 16 memorialised together?2 Which national flag features a cactus, an eagle and a snake?3 June Spencer …
What links Jim Morrison and Agamemnon? The Saturday quiz | Life and style
1 Which woman was made first secretary of state in 1968?2 Which country is the world’s biggest oil producer? 3 What does the Kármán line …
Which muppets were named after New York hotels? The Saturday quiz | Life and style
The questions 1 What is thought to have originated in marmots from Kyrgyzstan?2 Which logo features an incomplete jigsaw globe?3 Who is the only writer …
Who borrowed her book titles from Dostoevsky? The Saturday quiz | Life and style
The questions 1 Which Italian competition inspired Eurovision?2 Who borrowed her book titles from Dostoevsky and Kierkegaard?3 Q1 is the tallest building on which continent?4 …
What do Miss Great Britain 1957 and Ben-Hur have in common? The Saturday quiz | Life and style
The questions 1 Which PM’s last words were “I have been murdered”?2 The eastern diamondback is the largest of what type of reptile?3 Which rapper …
What links lawnmowers, pencils and baked beans? The Saturday quiz | Life and style
The questions 1 The world’s largest religious monument appears on which national flag?2 Which competitors step up to the oche?3 Gian Gastone (d 1737) was …
What is the shortest street on the London Monopoly board? The Saturday quiz | Life and style
The questions 1 Whose jar became a box after a mistranslation by Erasmus?2 Charlotte Prodger, in 2018, was the last individual winner of what?3 Which …
Rare metals, weird words and well-dressed Minions teens – take the Thursday quiz | Life and style
It is the seventh day of the seventh month, and what better way to celebrate it than by doing a quiz written by the seventh …
What links Salvador Dalí to Christopher Wren? The Saturday quiz | Life and style
The questions 1 What was “tugged to her last berth to be broken up”?2 What is the vocal organ in birds?3 Which group are the …
Which capital city used to be named after Christian IV of Denmark? The Saturday quiz | Life and style
The questions 1 Which first world war hero called himself “the thousand and second knight”?2 With as few as 10 left, what animal is the …
What links Janet Leigh and Rihanna? The Saturday quiz | Life and style
The questions 1 Who met at Dartford station on 17 October 1961?2 Goldfish belong to which family of fish?3 Which Briton was the first woman …
New cities, new statues and Stevie Nicks – take the Thursday quiz | Life and style
Doffing its proverbial cap in your general direction, it is the Thursday quiz. Some general knowledge, some topical news, some spectacularly repetitive in-jokes all await …