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The Thursday quiz has always been interested in fjords, not least since it was revealed in The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy that they were the design work of Slartibartfast. However, it is difficult to ask questions about them. What is the longest fjord? Well, where are you measuring from and how are you accounting for curves? How many fjords are there in Norway? Nobody has ever really added them all up, have they? And anyway, how big does an inlet have to be before it can be considered a fjord? So, no fjord questions this week. Instead, we have the usual: 15 questions on topical news, general knowledge and popular culture. There are no prizes, but let us know how you got on in the comments …
The Thursday quiz, No 212
- 1.What is Britain's best service station, according to a Which? survey
- 2.Which film won the Palme d'Or at the 2025 Cannes film festival (not pictured, that is the lovely Hyde Park Picture House in Leeds)?
- 3.Why has a judge in Argentina had to step down from the trial of Maradona's medical team?
- 4.Who surprised their fans by gatecrashing a night club event dedicated to them?
- 5.Early doors for Karl-Heinz with his opening lines today. This week the Thursday quiz imagines the German football legend would like to know which novel opens with "A SQUAT grey building of only thirty-four stories. Over the main entrance the words, CENTRAL LONDON HATCHERY AND CONDITIONING CENTRE"?
- 6.This week's flags question is about Haiti. What are the two dominant colours of the flag of Haiti, making up the two bands on which the coat of arms appears in a white box?
- 7.This is Willow, the official dog of the Guardian Thursday quiz. She heard that nearly 200 people dressed as Marilyn Monroe went for a charity swim at a fundraising event. Where?
- 8.This is 'Elemental, my dear Watson!', as Sherlock Holmes definitely never said. According to the Royal Society of Chemistry website, which of these elements is a 'dark amorphous powder' in its pure form?
- 9.Here is farther or nearer with Geordie Alan Shearer. This week we imagine the England football legend wants to know, if he leaves his hometown of Newcastle upon Tyne, which is farther or nearer: Casablanca in Morocco or Berlin in Germany?
- 10.It is the anniversary of the fall of Constantinople to Sultan Mehmed II, effectively ending the line from the Roman empire that had continued through Byzantine times in eastern Europe. In which year did it fall?
- 11.Some fool of a Took has won the cheese wheel race held at Cooper’s Hill near Brockworth for the second year running. What type of cheese do they chase?
- 12.How many times were there passes during the 78-lap Monaco Grand Prix at the weekend?
- 13.It is Mel B's birthday today. Happy birthday, Mel! Spice up your life! But what does the B stand for?
- 14.Which football club definitely did not make themselves look thin-skinned by refusing to allow Gary Neville to commentate on their game at the weekend?
- 15.And finally, how much has the water regulator, Ofwat, fined Thames Water?
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 Three by Hello Mary instead?
