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The Thursday quiz would like to start with an apology. In a recent quiz, we stated that King Kong was “the real hero” of the eponymous 1933 movie. However, having watched it again this week, it has been drawn to the quiz master’s attention that the giant ape does eat his way through a considerable number of entirely innocent people with some gusto, in a way with which, in retrospect, the quiz would not like to associate itself. Anyway, here are 15 arbitrary questions to see you on your way. Have fun, and let us know how you get on in the comments.

The Thursday quiz, No 178

  1. 1.Which city has become the first in the world to ban outdoor adverts for fossil fuel firms?

    Lump of coal

  2. 2.The shipbuilding firm Harland & Wolff is to go into administration. Where was the company founded by Edward James Harland and Gustav Wilhelm Wolff?

    A clockwork speedboat

  3. 3.Which recently re-formed band came to actual blows on stage in Boston this week?

    Boxing

  4. 4.Who, having once said “Bitcoin, it just seems like a scam”, this week launched his own new cryptocurrency business?

    Bitcoin

  5. 5.Residents of the south Wales village of Bettws, near Bridgend, have been blighted with a plague of what (not pictured) …

    Crickets

  6. 6.Which Scottish city (not pictured) is stepping in to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games after the original host, the Australian state of Victoria (also not pictured), told everyone they weren’t amused and wouldn’t play any more?

    Scotland

  7. 7.Madame Tussauds took their waxwork replica of which member of the British royal family to a pub in Peckham to celebrate their 40th birthday?

    Beer

  8. 8.It is Nile Rodgers’ birthday today. Happy birthday, Nile; le freak, c’est chic! What was the name of the first album by David Bowie that he produced?

    Nile Rodgers

  9. 9.This week’s geography question is about Egypt. In which quadrant of Egypt are the pyramids of Giza?

    Pyramids

  10. 10.Which football club has had to pause all the planned concerts at its stadium because of residents complaining about the noise?

    Football

  11. 11.A two-month-old baby pygmy hippo has become an internet sensation across Thailand and beyond. What is her name?

    Baby hippo

  12. 12.GCSE statistics! In a class of children there are six kids whose height is between 140cm and 150cm, 16 kids whose height is between 151cm and 160cm, 21 kids whose height is between 161cm and 170cm, eight kids whose height is between 171cm and 180cm, and one lanky kid everybody bullies because they are 196cm. Which class interval is the mode?

    General Election campaign 2024

  13. 13.The BBC has announced it has commissioned two new series of which long-dormant beloved children’s show?

    BBC

  14. 14.This is Willow, the official dog of the Guardian Thursday quiz. She feels a bit sorry for New Zealand’s newly crowned bird of the year, which has been cruelly dubbed a “rare smelly penguin” in some quarters. Which bird?

    Willow the official dog of the Guardian Thursday quiz

  15. 15.Which TV show swept the Emmy’s, winning approximately 1bn awards at the ceremony this week?

    The Emmy's

If you really do think there has been an egregious error in one of the questions or answers – and can show your working – you can complain about it in the comments below. Why not watch Everything Turns Blue, by Chelsea Wolfe, instead?

Everything Turns Blue, by Chelsea Wolfe

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