A couple of weeks ago the quiz master received possibly the most unnecessarily rude and sneering email complaining about a minor typo that he has ever seen. It was nothing to do with the Thursday quiz, but he is still furious about it, so thought he would mention it. Here is this week’s selection of 15 general knowledge, vaguely topical and downright obscure and silly questions, which will now almost certainly include a minor typo somewhere. Let us know how you got on in the comments, but do try and avoid suggesting the quiz master learned nothing at school and doesn’t give a [REDACTED] about their job. Have fun!
The Thursday quiz, No 114
- 1.[PLACEHOLDER TEXT]: What is the name of the "law" which maintains: "If you write anything criticising editing or proofreading, there will be a fault of some kind in what you have written."
- 2.COUP WAS THAT: Who is the boss of the Wagner PMC group which staged an aborted armed rebellion in Russia at the weekend?
- 3.MATHS WITH RISHI SUNAK: An interim study by the Electoral Commission said how many people were turned away from voting in May's local elections in England due to new voter ID restrictions?
- 4.THE WORLD'S UGLIEST DOG: Willow, the official dog of the Guardian Thursday quiz, is not the world's ugliest dog. But she does know that a dog from Tucson, Arizona, has just been granted that title. Who?
- 5.YUM YUM: A restaurant called Central has just been declared the best in the world. It is located in the capital of which South American country?
- 6.WOMEN'S WORLD CUP 2023: On the topic of South America, here are this week's non-football questions about some of the 32 teams at this year's Fifa Women's World Cup, which looms ever closer. How many countries does Brazil share a land border with?
- 7.WOMEN'S WORLD CUP 2023: Canada's women will also be at the Fifa Women's World Cup. Sam Panopoulos claims to have invented what type of pizza in Canada in the early 1960s?
- 8.WHAT A MISTAKE-A TO MAKE-A!: Nine men have been charged with “causing public alarm” near Turin after doing what as part of a stag do?
- 9.THE ELEMENT OF SURPRISE: Element number 10 is neon. Which of these bands has NOT released a cover version of Kraftwerk's song Neon Lights?
- 10.TOUGH ON CRIME, TOUGH ON CAUSES OF CRIME: John Murray, a university friend of Keir Starmer, told a podcast that the Labour leader had been caught doing which of these naughty things on the French Riviera when they were both students?
- 11.HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Today is the anniversary of the birth of Eva Narcissus Boyd, better known as Little Eva. Which dance craze song was she famous for, taking it to No 1 the US in 1962?
- 12.THE WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS BULLIES, WITH DOMINIC RAAB: This week the former deputy PM would like to know: what was the name of the bullying medical professional played by Louise Fletcher in the 1975 movie One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest?
- 13.BEAT THE CLOCK: The 1979 song was one of Sparks' biggest hits in the UK. But this week a shot put and hammer throw champion unexpectedly ran in the 100m hurdles at the European Championships to avoid her team being disqualified. Who was Jolien Boumkwo representing?
- 14.ROCKING ALL OVER THE WORLD: Leyton Orient are still the champions of League Two in the English Football League, and the quiz master is still literally in this photo. Orient's mascots are called Theo and Cleo, but which Cleo frequently appeared with the much-missed Kenny Everett on his TV shows?
- 15.OOOH MATRON: Which pop star (not pictured) is stepping down as CEO of her lingerie brand, Savage X Fenty?
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’s one for the ages.
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