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Which flies a green, white, and orange (in that order) tricolor flag?
Talking of bees (not pictured, they are just out of shot), how many honeybees escaped when a truck overturned near the Canadian border?
1,057, 140,000, 1,400,000, or 14,000,000
14,000,000
The truck was transporting about 70,000lb of hives and honeybees. Presumably they all simultaneously flew to one side of it and the weight tipped it over and they made good their escape
Which TV stars were pardoned this week?
Martha Stewart and Snoop Dogg
Abby Lee Miller and Gianna Martello
Lisa Vanderpump and Ken Todd
Todd and Julie Chrisley
Todd and Julie Chrisley
What company makes the Xperia model of smartphone?
A Swiss village was largely destroyed when what happened?
A glacier collapsed
A planned demolition took place
The Rhône overflowed
A Toblerone factory exploded
A glacier collapsed
In which sport do “ricochets” occur?
Who sang the title song for the latest Bond film, No Time to Die?
f you were looking at Iguazu Falls, on what continent would you be?
South America
What was the name of the Franco-British supersonic commercial plane that operated from 1976-2003?
Concorde
Which manufacturer had to recall sweets in the Netherlands after traces of cannabis were found in them?
Chupa Chupa, Jelly Belly, Hershey’s, or Haribo
Haribo has recalled its Happy Cola F!ZZ sweets after traces of the drug were found inside.
former Arkansas police chief escaped prison with what disguise?
Janitor
Repairman
Law enforcement
Lawyer
Law Enforcement
The lovely Taylor Swift has finally got her mitts back on her original master recordings. How many of her albums did she buy back from the private equity firm Shamrock Capital?
Six, Seven, Eight, or 1,057
Six
The rights to the master recordings of her first six albums have been passing through different hands for years in what could be described as a bit of a saga
A wheel of parmigiano reggiano (not pictured) has been celebrated as 'an authentic jewel of nature' after setting a longevity record for parmesan cheese. How long?
27 years and three months
37 years and three months
47 years and three months5
7 years and three months
27 years and three months
Of course, any old slice of vile American processed cheese will probably outlast microplastics
Who was the first archbishop of Canterbury (not pictured, that is the Thursday quiz visiting Rome before it had grey hair and a very naughty miniature dachshund)?
Cuthbert, Dunstan, Augustine, or Derek
Augustine
He lead Pope Gregory the Great's mission to convert the Anglo-Saxons in Kent, then stayed
Sportswashing project PSG absolutely humped Inter in the Champions League final 5-0, which was quite annoying for the Thursday quiz as it owns an Inter beach towel and supports them, and they also just fumbled winning Serie A too. Where was the match though?
The Allianz arena in Munich
The Santiago Bernabéu in Madrid
The Stade Vélodrome in Marseille
Brisbane Road in Leyton
The Allianz arena in Munich
It was played at Bayern Munich's ground in Germany. Let us never mention it again
Which city is home to the Brandenburg Gate?
What number was the Apollo mission that successfully put a man on the moon for the first time in human history?
Apollo 11
Which horoscope sign is a fish?
Pisces
Who narrowly won Poland's presidential run-off election?
Rafał Trzaskowski, Szymon Hołownia,
Karol Nawrocki, or Adrian Zandberg
Karol NawrockiNawrocki
squeaked in with 50.89% of the vote
Elon Musk’s days working at the White House are officially over. What did the billionaire Tesla CEO say “undermined” his DOGE work?
Trump’s “big, beautiful bill”
Trump’s pardon of Gangster
Disciples founder Larry Hoover
Trump’s crypto dinner
Trump Tower taco bowls
Trump’s “big, beautiful bill”
It is Nicko McBrain's birthday today. Happy birthday, Nicko! Which band does he drum for?
Judas Priest
Def Leppard
Iron Maiden
Sparks
Iron Maiden
He remains a member of the band, but announced his retirement from live shows in 2024
This is Willow, the official dog of the Thursday quiz, meeting Salchicha, a guest dog of the Thursday quiz. They were discussing Amber, who went missing for 36 days and got rescued after having swum out to which island in Dorset?
Furzey Island
Long Island
Green Island
Brownsea Island
Brownsea Island
Amber is a rescue dog who disappeared after being with a new family for one day, and travelled 100 miles
HBO Max revealed the cast for which upcoming series?
“Harry Potter”
"NYPD Confidential”
“Paradise Lost”
“Stuart Fails to Save the Universe”
“Harry Potter"
It is the anniversary of the first running in 1883 of the Orient Express (not pictured, that is the Leyton Orient express). What was the initial destination of the route?
Venice, Vaduz, Vienna, or Verona
Vienna
The initial service ran from Paris to Vienna via Munich from 5 June 1883 until 4 October 1883, when the route was first extended. It was subsequently extended again to go to Constantinople, as it was then called
Which of the following is NOT a fruit?
Which of the following languages has the longest alphabet?
Russian
What is the largest US state (by landmass)?
Alaska
This week's geography round is also about Poland. In which part of Poland would you find Kraków?
The north, The south, The east, or The west
The south
It is roughly about 100km or 200,000 ancient Sumerian cubits away from Poland's border with Slovakia
A Delta airlines flight was disrupted after which creatures boarded a plane and caused pandemonium?
Snakes, Monkeys, Pigeons, or Scorpions
Pigeons
.And finally – spoilers sweetie – Doctor Who lead actor Ncuti Gatwa appeared to regenerate at the weekend into …?
Billie Piper, Jenna Coleman, Karen Gillan, or Rose Matafeo
Billie Piper
Which notorious pests have been around since the beginning of human civilization?
Rats
Bed bugs
Cockroaches
Mosquitos
Bed bugs
Harvard University did what for the first time in nearly 80 years?
Canceled all graduations
Revoked a professor’s tenure
Banned Crimson Fridays
Stopped looking down on other universities
The university revoked the tenure of Harvard Business School professor Francesca Gino, who has faced data fraud allegations for years.
Who was awarded this season’s NBA Most Valuable Player award?
Nikola Jokić
Giannis Antetokounmpo
Jayson Tatum
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Where was the first example of paper money used?
Who was the lead singer of the band The Who?
Roger Daltrey
Which app has the most total users?
Which country was affected by a Google Maps glitch that appeared to show that loads of the motorways had been closed?
Spain, Italy, Germany, Syldavia
Germany
The phenomenon also affected parts of Belgium and the Netherlands
Which senator announced a bid for governor this week?
Ted Cruz of Texas
Cory Booker of New Jersey
Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin
Tommy Tuberville of Alabama
Tommy Tuberville of Alabama
Although the project fell apart, in the early 1980s director Ivan Reitman wanted to cast Bill Murray and Eddie Murphy as which “dynamic duo”?
Mario and Luigi
Calvin and Hobbes
Batman and Robin
Bert and Ernie
Batman and Robin
Hellmann's on the East coast & Best Foods out West are different brand names for this same product, around since 1920.
Cottage cheese
Ranch dressing
Cream cheese
Whipped cream
Mayonaise
Mayonaise
ou can visit the Little White Schoolhouse in Ripon, Wisconsin, where this political party was born in 1854.
Republicans
Democrats
Whigs
Independents
Republicans
Who is the record holder for the most Formula 1 World Championship titles?
Lewis Hamilton
Who is generally considered the inventor of the motor car?
The fear of insects is known as what?
Entomophobia
Which Game of Thrones character is known as the Young Wolf?
Robb Stark