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One of the staples of the Thursday quiz is an amusing animal story, to the extent that regular commenters sometimes suggest they memorise any ridiculous animal-related shenanigans appearing in the Guardian on the certain basis they will appear. Why not ease yourself into the holiday period with the final Thursday quiz before Christmas, which is all about some of our favourite animal stories from throughout 2024. The quiz master has already put his feet up for the year, but wishes you all the best for a happy Christmas. Let us know how you get on in the comments – and be sure to come back for a special Boxing Day Thursday quiz next week.
The Thursday quiz, No 189
- 1.What have orcas been wearing on their heads again?
- 2.Dame Judi Dench has said some wildly eclectic things this years, including that her parrot calls her what?
- 3.Which magnificent beast (not pictured), cruelly given to King Louis XV and put on display in Versailles (pictured), is on loan at the Science Museum in London
- 4.A deer (not pictured) in McBride, a mountain community in British Columbia, has been spotted wearing what, and nobody knows where it got it from?
- 5.What was the name of this social media star squirrel euthanised by New York authorities as a rabies risk?
- 6.Here is Willow, the official dog of the Guardian Thursday quiz, "helping" compile the quiz. She wants to know what is the name of the baby penguin who got famous because he weighed more than both his parents put together?
- 7.True or false – the wrinkles on an elephant's trunk demonstrate whether it will be left-trunked or right-trunked (the elephant equivalent of being right-handed or correctly-handed)?
- 8.This is Otis, a lovely guest dog that the quiz master met down the pub while writing the quiz. Otis wants to know what it was that an Isle of Wight zoo was forced to deploy tracker dogs and drones to recapture?
- 9.Feathers McGraw (not pictured), the greatest cinema villain of all time, returns to our screens on Christmas Day. Which actor voiced him for his 1993 debut in Wallace & Gromit: the Wrong Trousers
- 10.What recurring pest have authorities in New York started giving birth control to?
- 11.When Keir Starmer moved into Downing Street his family got a new kitten. What is it called?
- 12.A lovely capybara (but not the specific one in the picture) was living her best life for a week having escaped from a zoo in Shropshire. What was her name?
- 13.Wisdom the Laysan albatross has laid an egg in Hawaii. How old is she?
- 14.This brown bear became the first in the UK to have brain surgery, after an MRI scan revealed he had hydrocephalus, a buildup of fluid in the brain. What is his name?
- 15.And finally here is Willow again, sitting with the quiz master and his official Sparks Christmas jumper but, according to Clement Clarke Moore, when it 'twas the night before Christmas, no creature was stirring, not even …
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 chill yourself out and enjoy a Wombling Merry Christmas instead?
