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Old fakes, third place and very strange particles – take the Thursday quiz

April 14, 2022lifestyle
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We got bored and had a spring clean at the Thursday quiz as it fast approaches its second glorious year, so you may find some of the regular features slightly rearranged. The premise is the same – 15 questions that are either general knowledge or vaguely topical from the news, with some jokes and sarcasm mixed in. Your task is to get as many of them right as possible, then brag about it in the comments. There is a bonus point if you can spot a hidden Doctor Who reference in one of the wrong answer options – but there are no prizes, it is just for fun.

The Thursday quiz, No 51

1.OOH LA LA: The second round runoff in the French presidential election will be between Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen. But who came third in the first round on Sunday, narrowly missing out?

2.ARTS AND CRAFTS: The shortlist for the Turner prize was revealed this week, and one of the names on it produced the whipped cream sculpture that was on the fourth plinth in London’s Trafalgar Square. Which artist?

3.SLIGHTLY MORE ADVANCED THAN GCSE SCIENCE CORNER: After a decade of meticulous measurements, scientists have announced that a fundamental particle has a significantly greater mass than theorised, shaking the foundations of our understanding of how the universe works. Which particle?

4.JOHN REITH WILL BE FUMING: After many years, the BBC has finally admitted that it faked elements of what?

5.HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Speaking of Doctor Who, it was Peter Davison’s birthday yesterday. Happy birthday, Peter! But which year was his first full story as Doctor Who transmitted in the UK?

6.LEFT OUT IN THE COLD: That is a 2020 Sparks song about a designer at Uniqlo researching their next winter collection in Winnipeg. But that’s not important right now. The two-time US national figure skating champion Alysa Liu has announced her retirement. How old is she?

7.SECRETS OF THE STARS: In 1930 the International Astronomical Union published its official boundaries for the constellations that cover the night sky. How many official IAU constellations are there in total?

8.ENSEMBLE CASTS: Art Fleming, Alex Trebek and Mayim Bialik have all presented which US game show?

9.SCOTTISH THINGS: Rattray Head lighthouse, Buchan Ness lighthouse and South Breakwater lighthouse are all located near which Scottish port and harbour?

10.CITIES IN DISGUISE: Which European city has been known during its history as Serdica, Sredets and Triaditsa?

11.ROAD SIGNS AROUND THE WORLD: This road sign from parts of Australia means what?

12.WHY THE LONG FACE?: What was the name of the famous grey horse (not pictured) that won the King George VI Chase four times between 1986 and 1990?

13.AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS: The Wikivoyage website lists 23 locations visited by the fictional character Phileas Fogg in the Jules Verne novel, none of which he travelled to via a hot air balloon. No 11 is Hong Kong. But which of these river systems does the city lie nearest to?

14.FIBONACCI NUMBERS: First described in Indian mathematics, and forming a sequence where each number is the sum of the two preceding ones, F₈ is 21. Everybody knows that the legal age for purchasing alcohol in the US is (mostly) 21. But which of these countries also sets that limit at 21?

15.MUSIC: Latin teachers are being encouraged to use the translated lyrics of which pop star to encourage pupils to enthusiastically learn a language nobody has spoken in earnest for centuries?

  • If you do think there has been an egregious error in one of the questions or answers, please feel free to email martin.belam@theguardian.com, but remember, the quizmaster’s word is always final, and you wouldn’t want him to post you a box of live wasps.



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