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Hot dog, jumping frogs, and beef jerky – take the Thursday quiz

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It is Thursday, and so once again time to rub the tummy of our weekly Thursday quiz! 15 questions on general knowledge and topical news trivia – with a few jokes thrown in. It is just for fun and there are no prizes, but let us know how you get on in the comments below.

The Thursday quiz, No 8

1.COMPARATIVELY SPEAKING: Welcome to this week’s Thursday quiz which is 100% guaranteed Euro 2020 free. So to start, which of these lines on the London Underground is the oldest?

2.UK NEWS: Last week US president Joe Biden and UK prime minister Boris Johnson were meant to be visiting a lovely Cornwall beauty spot – but, as many British holidaymakers may have experienced in that gorgeous part of the world, the weather had other ideas. Where had they been intending to go?

3.GLOBAL NEWS: After the Cornwall trip and a visit to Brussels to meet with Nato, Joe Biden then headed to his first summit with Russian president Vladimir Putin in which European city?

4.SPACE: This stunning image is the first ever picture of a black hole. When was it first shown to the world?

5.EYE KNOW WHO YOU ARE: Which Spice Girl is this?

6.HOT DOG: A Pekingese was awarded best in show at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show this week. What hot food stuff was he named after?

7.JUMPING FROG: How many times its own body length can a tree frog jump?

8.AND BEEF JERKY: The type of dried meat similar to beef jerky known as “biltong” originates from where?

9.SPORT: A Euro 2020 free quiz, yes. Sport free? No. So who won the Women’s French Open Tennis on Saturday? She is just out of shot, kissing the trophy against the scenic Paris backdrop.

10.MUSIC: Which of these artists had the bestselling album by a woman in the UK in 1985? Madonna, Alison Moyet, Tina Turner or Kate Bush?

11.KINGS & QUEENS: Which future English king did George Washington plot to have kidnapped from New York in 1782?

12.RESCUE OPERATION: Artist Antony Gormley helped an operation this week to exhume and reset some of the statues that make up his art installation, Another Place, that had sunk into the sand of which beach?

13.ON THIS DAY: No need for a hidden Doctor Who reference in this week’s quiz, as it is Jodie Whittaker’s birthday today. But what was the name of the drama she featured in alongside fellow Doctor Who David Tennant?

14.HONESTY BOX: Which White House press secretary turned Fox News contributor said this week that they never lied as part of that job? Kayleigh McEnany, Sarah Sanders, Anthony Scaramucci or Sean Spicer?

15.AND FINALLY: That “hot dog, jumping frog, and beef jerky” headline. It is a terrible pun on the lyrics of which hit single by Prefab Sprout?

  • If you do think there has been an egregious error in one of the questions or answers, please feel free to email [email protected] but remember, the quizmaster’s word is always final and also he’s going to be busy watching Ukraine – North Macedonia at 2pm so you probably won’t get a reply for ages.

source: theguardian.com