Pirate queens, heavenly twins and a curious talking horse – take the Thursday quiz

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In the event you had been fortunate sufficient to get a break over Easter then it might really feel like Thursday has come round sooner than anticipated, and that the weekend is almost right here once more. Earlier than you'll be able to kick off your sneakers and begin winding down, there may be the small matter of 15 questions which are both common data or vaguely topical from the information, with some jokes and sarcasm blended in. There's a bonus level to be claimed within the feedback in the event you can spot hidden references to Physician Who within the unsuitable reply choices. There aren't any prizes, however tell us the way you get on.

The Thursday quiz, No 52

1.TO BOLDLY GO: A Nasa-led crew of worldwide scientists are hoping to ship a message they name 'the Beacon within the Galaxy' into the Milky Means. What do they suggest it accommodates?
2.HASTA MAÑANA MONSIEUR: That is a 1974 track by Sparks about how they had been the one three phrases that he knew for certain. However that is not essential proper now. Scientists clearly do not see the purpose of sending it into house, however when was the Esperanto language created?
3.OOH LA LA: What did they discover beneath the ground of the Notre-Dame in Paris throughout an archaeological dig after the hearth?
4.HARSH BUT FAIR: The previous editor of El País journey complement Andrés Rubio has induced a scene together with his new e-book España Fea. What does the title imply in English?
5.SHIVER ME TIMBERS BUT IN CHINA: The Easter particular of the long-lived kids's TV present Physician Who featured an look by Zheng Yi Sao, seemingly essentially the most well-known of all feminine pirates. Often known as Ching Shih and Madame Ching, when did she sail the South China seas?
6.GCSE SCIENCE CORNER: Biology blended with maths blended with obscure measurements this week. If you're measuring issues contained inside a cell, you then would most certainly be measuring in micrometres. How lengthy is one micrometre?
7.HAPPY BIRTHDAY: It was artist Rachel Whiteread's birthday yesterday. Pleased birthday, Rachel! In 1993 she made historical past by changing into the primary lady to win the Turner prize. With which work?
8.MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU: The late Jeremy Bulloch appeared within the Star Wars films and amassed an enormous assortment of memorabilia that's being auctioned subsequent month. It features a lifesize statue of his character. Which character did he play?
9.SECRETS OF THE STARS: The constellation of Gemini is without doubt one of the indicators of the zodiac, and its two brightest stars are named after which twins from mythology?
10.FIBONACCI NUMBERS: First described in Indian arithmetic, and forming a sequence the place every quantity is the sum of the 2 previous ones, F₉ is 34. 34 is a semiprime quantity. What's the definition of a semiprime quantity?
11.MYSTERY BADGE: Identified affectionately as 'the Iron', and enjoying in claret and blue, which English soccer membership has this badge?
12.WHY THE LONG FACE?: Which speaking horse (not pictured) was owned by Wilbur Put up within the US sitcom that ran from 1961 to 1966 and bore the horse's title?
13.CONGESTION CHARGE BUT FOR PEOPLE: Which European metropolis has introduced that from June it would perform a six-month pilot of charging day-trippers as much as €10 to go to?
14.AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS: The web site Wikivoyage lists 23 places visited by fictional Phileas Fogg in Jules Verne's novel, none of them by sizzling air balloon. No 12 is Shanghai, China. However, reputed to be the quickest common passenger practice service on this planet, what number of stations does the Shanghai maglev practice serve?
15.MUSIC: Who had successful within the UK in 2010 with a canopy model of an Elton John track that additionally featured in a John Lewis TV advert?

  • In the event you do assume there was an egregious error in one of many questions or solutions, please be happy to e mail martin.belam@theguardian.com, however bear in mind, the quiz grasp’s phrase is at all times last, and he's in all probability too busy consuming leftover Easter eggs to answer anyway.

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