Bandicoots, phantom bans and metric musicians – take the Thursday quiz – Today news

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Bandicoots, phantom bans and metric musicians – take the Thursday quiz - Today news

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2025-02-06 11:00:00

January, notoriously a month that feels a couple of weeks longer than it actually is, is finally behind us, and the shortest month of February begins. But regardless of what month it is, if it is Thursday it must be quiz time. Fifteen questions on topical news and general knowledge await you, liberally sprinkled with a few jokes along the way. There are no prizes, but you can let us know how you got on in the comments …

The Thursday quiz, No 196

1.Which showbiz offspring enlivened the red carpet at the 2025 Grammy awards by wearing a Louis Vuitton outfit set off with a massive gothic castle headpiece (incredibly that is it in the picture)?
2.An IT glitch locked out UK customers of which bank for almost 24 hours?
3.The good folk of York are up in arms after York Minster planned to do what?
4.Some cute endangered frogs (but not this exact one) have been born at London zoo after a rescue mission in Chile. Yay – go frogs! Which species?
5.This week, after disinformation spread online, an exasperated first minister of Scotland, John Swinney, was forced to deny that his government planned to ban what?
6.Thursday quiz favourites Sparks have announced a new album for 2025, called Mad!. But when did Mad magazine first begin publishing?
7.Another Thursday quiz favourite, Liz Truss, hasn’t been in the news this week but we bet you are already thinking about her crashing the economy. When did the brilliant video game Crash Bandicoot first come out?
8.Nine Inch Nails are going on tour in the summer. But if Trent Reznor went to a stridently metric ironmonger, what size nails would he have to buy for his band?
9.It’s scores on the doors with Swindon’s Diana Dors. This week the statue wants to ask you about lacrosse. How many points do you get for a run-of-the-mill bog standard goal in lacrosse?
10.In which year was the Kvennafrídagurinn, when women in Iceland went on strike to protest against wage discrepancy and demonstrate the vital contribution they made to society?
11.This is Willow, the official dog of the Guardian Thursday quiz. She wants to know what Donald Trump Jr has been accused of shooting in Italy, so tell her it was …
12.This week’s guest dog is Mollie, who is 15 years old, blind, and an absolute sweetie. She wants to know what was the name of the late Marianne Faithfull’s famous 1979 comeback album?
13.This week’s geography topic is Guadeloupe (pictured looking very nice indeed). What is the currency of Guadeloupe?
14.As she rushed through the door marked “do one” last week to go on loan to Arsenal, the England footballer Chloe Kelly accused which club of attempting to “assassinate her character” and “planting negative stories” about her in the media?
15.And finally, Groundhog Day. What did Punxsutawney Phil predict on Sunday?
16.And finally, Groundhog Day. What did Punxsutawney Phil predict on Sunday?

If you really do think there has been an egregious error in one of the questions or answers – and can show your working and are absolutely 100% positive you aren’t attempting to factcheck a joke – you can complain about it in the comments below. Why not watch the new Sparks video instead?