With the quiz master on holiday, the Thursday quiz faced a choice. Take a rest? Or appear each week regardless, but in obtuse pre-written formats. We opted for the latter, and so that is why this week everything has got something to do with the letter P for no readily apparent reason. Let us know how you get on in the comments.
The Thursday quiz, No 123
- 1.THERE ARE TOO MANY OF US: Which of these countries beginning with the letter P has the smallest population?
- 2.COCKTAIL O'CLOCK: Which three ingredients go into a classic pink lady cocktail?
- 3.THE BELLS! THE BELLS!: Where do Portsmouth FC play their home games?
- 4.ALL THE PRESIDENT'S CROPS: US president Jimmy Carter was famous for farming what?
- 5.WIBBLY WOBBLY TIMEY WIMEY: Which presenter of children's favourite Blue Peter also had a recurring role in children's favourite Doctor Who?
- 6.THE ELEMENT OF SURPRISE: Which element of the periodic table has the symbol P?
- 7.WHAT'S IN A NAME: In the most recent ONS data release of girl baby names in England and Wales – which is from 2021 – what was the most popular girl's name beginning with P?
- 8.FASTER HIGHER STRONGER: Paris will be hosting the summer Olympics for the third time next year. When was the last time the city hosted the summer Olympics?
- 9.IT USED TO BE IN YUGOSLAVIA: Andrej Plenković is the prime minister of which country that used to be part of Yugoslavia?
- 10.LAUGH? I NEARLY BOUGHT ONE: Which British comedy sketch show featured mock adverts for cheesy peas?
- 11.ON THIS DAY: On 17 August 1896 Bridget Driscoll became famous as the first woman in the UK to be a …
- 12.THAT'S GOT TO HURT: In 1812, John Bellingham was found guilty and sentenced to death by hanging for the assassination of which British prime minister?
- 13.BAMBOO HOUSES: What are the names of the two giant pandas at Edinburgh Zoo, which are due to be returned to China at some point this year?
- 14.AI FOR IDIOTS: We asked ChatGPT to write a "blockbuster-style question about the letter P" and it was useless at it, but which P is a word that means a cure-all or panacea?
- 15.RUSSELL AND RON: What is the name of the fourth studio album by Sparks, released in 1974?
If you really do think there has been an egregious error in one of the questions or answers, feel free to email martin.belam@theguardian.com, but remember, the quiz master’s word is final, and it isn’t amateur hour. And he is on holiday anyway, hence him pre-writing this week’s format.
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