Midweek comes around and brings one more chance for you to challenge your awareness in our regular challenge. Have you been paying heed to the news – especially the more unusual bits? Find out here, while also enduring a series of boring in-jokes, and then post your result in the comments to let us know how you performed. Allons-y!
The Questions
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The historic church is welcoming its first female religious leader. Which person?
- Ms. Connelly
- Ms. Mullally
- Ms. Bellamy
- Grace Holloway
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Pope Leo has revealed his first international tour. Where is the religious leader heading?
- The African nation and Libya
- The European country and the island
- Turkey and the Middle Eastern country
- Syldavia and its rival
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Amazon Prime has changed marketing images on its online content service after people complained it was doing what …
- Showing Sherlock Holmes without his tobacco accessory
- Depicting The adventurer Jones without his leather tool
- Showing James Bond without his gun
- Showing Ron from Sparks without his moustache
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Hilariously, the first Thursday quiz after the hiatus asked who France's new government leader was, and just a month later they have already been removed through the door labeled 'do one'. Which French PM has just resigned, giving President Macron one more problem?
- Mr. Lecornu
- Mr. Darmanin
- Mr. Bayrou
- Mr. Colbert
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The world mourned Author Cooper, renowned for her 'romantic' love novels. Which of these two well-known ones came first?
- The competitive novel
- The equestrian story
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Speaking of books, The organization America’s Banned in the USA report found what was the most banned publication in the 2024-25 academic year in the US?
- Judy Blume’s Forever
- Author Burgess’s The dystopian book
- Author King's Carrie
- Singer Barlow's Massive Son
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During the Conservative party gathering, the Conservatives managed to distribute a complimentary gift where the word 'The country' was spelt wrong. What was the gift?
- A chocolate bar
- A tiny container of sweet substance
- A branded container of water
- A very mischievous small dachshund
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This is Willow, the designated pet of the Thursday quiz. She would like to know which well-known children's figure is taking legal action against the producers of the satirical show over their recent apparent depiction of it …
- Bagpuss
- The stringed puppet
- Basil Brush
- The bear from Peru
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The current visiting dog is Frank, who the Thursday challenge met down the bar. What a well-behaved dog. He would like to find out what good cause Drew Scanlon, the man in the Blinking White Guy animation internet phenomenon, has utilized his online fame to raise funds for
- HIV/Aids
- Heart disease
- Cancer
- Multiple sclerosis
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Seventeen of David Hockney's digital drawings are to be sold at auction. The artworks are of which location?
- Padstow
- Woldgate
- The Hampshire town
- Ledbury
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Who will provide a partial refund to Australia's federal government over a $440,000 document that contained multiple mistakes, after admitting it used generative artificial intelligence to assist produce it?
- Deloitte
- Accenture
- The audit firm
- The fictional Cybernetics Corporation
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And now our lately introduced standard segment, least or most with Liberace's ghost. This week the Thursday challenge imagines the ghost of Liberace would like to know which of these individuals has the greatest number of European Champions League victory medals?
- The defender Ramos
- Karim Benzema
- Luka Modrić
- The singer Bush
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An academic (the proper scientific term) only found out he'd received the prestigious award in medical science when his wife switched her mobile on after they had been on a technology break in the American West backcountry. What is his name?
- Mr. Branscombe
- Grant Denshaw
- Mr. Ramsdell
- Mr. Dugnutt
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Thursday challenge favorite Taylor Swift has a latest record out. Which title is it called?
- Admissions of a Romance Novelist
- The Story of a Performer
- The Curriculum of Romantic sorrow
- Unusual Creatures of the Ocean
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And finally … a recent standard segment! On this day with Brian May! Plus his animal! Currently the midweek quiz envisions the legendary Band guitarist wants to learn about the Czech celestial timepiece. October 9 is generally considered as the day of the first mention to the presence of the timepiece. However in which year?
- The 13th century
- The 15th century
- The 17th century
- 1810
Should you truly do think there has been an glaring error in one of the questions or responses – and can show your reasoning and are absolutely 100% certain you aren’t trying to factcheck a humorous element – you can complain about it in the comments below.
