Remember, remember, the fifth of November, gunpowder, news quiz and plot. We see no reason why 15 questions should ever be forgot. As we await the smell of damp bonfires and cold autumn winds this evening, the Thursday quiz offers a warmer refuge. Never mind Guy Fawkes, here are 15 sparkler-bright questions on news, trivia, and pop culture to illuminate the day. And sausage dogs! Allons-y!
The Thursday news quiz, No 272
1. The Thursday quiz was devastated last week to learn of the death of Patrick Stewart, an absolute legend of stage and screen. In what year did his iconic role of Jean-Luc Picard, captain of the USS Enterprise, debut?2. Who (not pictured) stars in the 2026 John Lewis Christmas ad (also not pictured) in the UK?3. $6.3bn of fantasy digital money was stolen in what has been described as the world's biggest heist. From which cryptocurrency exchange platform?4. Which video game has been criticised for using genuine footage of a deadly Seoul crowd crush in its latest instalment?5. Karl Bushby has, for frankly inexplicable reasons, walked around the world on foot in an unbroken line from Chile to get back to his hometown of Hull. How long did it take him?6. This week's guest canines are Richmond and Lincoln, whom the quiz master (pictured) looked after for a bit in a bar in Gosport. The dogs want to know who beat Luke Littler at darts to win £501,000 on a Netflix show last week?7. The *checks notes* 'multimillionaire lifestyle mogul' Martha Stewart (pictured, but not in the costume) apologised and said she had 'really screwed up' after dressing as what for Halloween?8. Sofia Demetriades (pictured, centre) won the BBC Young Musician 2026 final. What did she play?9. Some bloke in Australia is A$1m richer after landing the top prize in a fishing competition. Which type of fish (not pictured, that is the Pokémon Dondozo), carrying a bright red tag signalling a big win in the NT’s Million Dollar Fish competition, did he catch?10. An escaped animal called Hex that belongs to a tattoo artist in Brisbane was found admiring itself in the mirror of a house it had broken into. What sort of animal is Hex?11. Juan Atkins (pictured), who died at the weekend, recorded under the name Model 500 and was part of the duo Cybotron. One of the pioneering artists of the techno genre, he was born in which US city, which gave its name to his music's distinctive sound?12. The Collins English dictionary word of the year is the latest in the inevitable procession of 'words of the year' to be announced. What did it pick?13. A Nasa telescope launched in 2004 was on course to succumb to 'mavity' (the correct technical term, according to Doctor Who) and plunge back to Earth, burning up in the process. Ouch. What was it called?14. Nimbys have been doing their nimby thing after the embassy of which European country moved into a five-bedroom family home in Pimlico?15. And finally … the quiz master has never looked happier than he is here, posing with Doctor Who's robot dog. The man who voiced K9 died this week. Who?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 firework-themed I Want To Touch You by Catherine Wheel instead?
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