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This kitten has some questions for you …
This kitten has some questions for you … Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The Guardian
This kitten has some questions for you … Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The Guardian

New kittens, new statues and Taylor’s Trump signoff – take the Thursday quiz

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Questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes, every Thursday. How will you fare?

Normal service returns for the Thursday quiz. After everybody thoroughly enjoyed the summer’s shorter pre-written themed quizzes around such popular topics as Liz Truss, naughty miniature dachshunds and Pokémon, we are back to 15 questions that mix topical news with a smattering of general knowledge, and more than a hint of silliness. Never happier than when receiving emails complaining that it is “childish”, here is the return of your regular format Thursday quiz …

The Thursday quiz, No 177

  1. 1.Who (not pictured) was named last week as the new prime minister of France?Eiffel Tower
  2. 2.Also stalking the corridors of power is Keir Starmer's new family kitten (not pictured). What have they called it?Keir Starmer
  3. 3.The retail giant John Lewis is bringing back which catchphrase it first introduced in 1925?John Lewis
  4. 4.The legendary Brazilian musician Sérgio Mendes sadly died last week. What was the name of the band with whom he enjoyed the huge success of the song Mas Que Nada with?Sergio Mendes
  5. 5.There was much hilarity when people revealed a statue that looked like Mrs Doubtfire and then claimed it was actually Queen Elizabeth II. A likely tale. Where?The Queen apparently
  6. 6.Residents of Chongqing in China got a shock this week when it started raining what ...?Umbrellas
  7. 7.The Minecraft movie teaser trailer dropped last week. Which alumnus from Nevermore Academy – ie they were in the Netflix series Wednesday – is appearing in it?Minecraft
  8. 8.It is Bertie Ahern's birthday today. Lá breithe shona duit, Bertie! When did Ahern first become taoiseach?Former taoiseach Bertie Ahern
  9. 9.It is the anniversary of the 1885 Scottish football match that held the record for 117 years for the highest-scoring club game of all time. What was the score?Football
  10. 10.The privatisation of Royal Mail remains the gift that keeps on giving. First-class stamps (not pictured) are going up again for the second time this year. How much will a first-class stamp now cost?A stamp
  11. 11.Geography time. Everybody knows Paddington Bear comes from deepest, darkest Peru. Even Willow, the official dog of the Thursday quiz knows that. But where is Peru's capital?Willow the official dog of the Guardian Thursday quiz
  12. 12.Everybody hates it when the quiz asks you to put people's albums into the correct order, so this is a slightly different twist on that beloved format. Which of these was the first Beatles' album released in the US? It was on the Vee-Jay labelVinyl
  13. 13.Taylor Swift endorsed Kamala Harris this week. How did she sign off the endorsement?Taylor Swift bracelet
  14. 14.Which French figure is making a cameo appearance in the Netflix show Emily in Paris?Netflix
  15. 15.What (not pictured) has been discovered again in Norfolk (pictured) after it was believed to have been extinct for 50 years?Norfolk

If you really do think there has been an egregious error in one of the questions or answers – and can show your working – you can complain about it in the comments below. Why not watch The Last Dinner Party covering Sparks instead, in what was surely a transparent bid to feature in the Thursday quiz again?

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