The recent US elections reminded the Thursday quiz that we have just passed the sixth anniversary of Rudy Giuliani’s Four Seasons Total Landscaping press conference , which was not only hilarious in and of itself, but sparked one of the best viral laughing videos of all internet history. Whether you will be laughing as hard after facing this week’s quiz remains to be seen. Here are 15 punchlines in search of a question about topical news, general knowledge and pop culture. Let’s be having you!
The Thursday news quiz, No 272
1. Talking of US elections, who did Donald Trump (not pictured) float as a potential White House press secretary at the weekend?2. Who (pictured) won the Booker Prize?3. Pope Leo XIV (pictured) got on his high horse (not pictured) and delivered a rebuke of the policies of the leader of which country he was visiting?4. Where is the Cop31 conference being held?5. Fresh from Celebrity Traitors, Maya Jama (pictured, sipping a Nespresso x Swarovski festive cocktail for some reason) has announced she is stepping down as host of which show?6. Thanks to a recent propensity for yeeting them out of Downing Street every couple of years, this year's Remembrance Sunday service in London at the Cenotaph had a record number of former prime ministers attending. How many?7. Talking of British prime ministers, several of which have got their paw-prints on Brexit through the years, how much did the UK government spend on 'zombie Brexit border inspection posts'?8. This week's guest canine is Joey, who, to be honest, doesn't look very sure about it. Joey heard that an employee of the Royal Caribbean cruise ship who fell overboard was rescued after apparently treading water for nine hours. What was their occupation on the ship?9. German residents got over-excited about the prospect of getting a delicious kebab for €1 in an opening day offer, and ended up storming the restaurant and attacking police. Where?10. Italian ski snobs (not pictured) have got their thermals all in a twist after which fast food chain announced it was opening two outlets in Cortina d’Ampezzo and Madonna di Campiglio?11. Which ship (pictured), the uncontested fastest to ever cross the Atlantic, is due to be sunk and become an artificial reef off the coast of Florida?12. Donald Trump again. A statue (pictured) has been put up by some anonymous artists in Washington in honour of the bone spurs that allowed the US president to defer his Vietnam-era draft. What is it called?13. Which country's embassy in Australia has gone viral after it promoted a competition offering single people an all-expenses-paid trip to their country complete with dinner dates with locals?14. This eel is reacting to the price, but which football club has just announced that their stadium rebuild will incorporate 26,000 niches where fans can deposit their ashes after they die?15. Grand Theft Auto VI is finally out next week. What are the names of the two main characters in the most anticipated video game release of the year?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 Yr Big Day by Why Horses instead?
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