Laser etchings, Chinese missions, and terrible PMs – take the Thursday quiz | Life and style

Laser etchings, Chinese missions, and terrible PMs – take the Thursday quiz | Life and style

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An unearthed rare letter written by Franz Kafka to his publisher recently showed how much he struggled with writer’s block. He should have tried having a 15-question quiz to write to deadline every week without fail in the middle of a UK general election. Anyway, no prizes, but here are 15 questions on topical news, general knowledge and Björn Borg and Katy Perry for some reason. Let us know how you get on in the comments.

The Thursday quiz, No 163

  1. 1.Who is Mexico’s new president?

    Mexico flag

  2. 2.How many felony counts was Donald Trump convicted of last week?

    Trump

  3. 3.Who is being sued for producing “pornography without warning” at a concert where an attender says they were “forced to watch topless women on stage simulating sex acts”?

    XXX

  4. 4.Tesco is trialling laser-etching barcodes on to which product to save on packaging and price stickers?

    An empty shopping trolley

  5. 5.Platja d’Aro on Spain’s Costa Brava has banned what from its streets?

    Nope

  6. 6.Young man! Today marks the anniversary of the founding of the YMCA. Young man! But when did Village People (not pictured) have their hit with it?

    Boris Johnson in a hard hat

  7. 7.You’ve always wanted to pass GCSE computer science, right? Try this one. Which of these internal components is required to connect a computer to a network?

    A vintage computer

  8. 8.Katy Perry is far too nice to stand outside your house hurling abuse at you if you get it wrong, but she will be a bit miffed if you can’t put her first four albums in the correct order of release. Which of these is it?

    Katy Perry

  9. 9.It is Björn Borg’s birthday today. Happy birthday Björn! In which year did he win the first of his five consecutive Wimbledon titles?

    Björn Borg

  10. 10.Thursday quiz favourite Liz Truss told her local newspaper that she wasn’t the worst UK prime minister of recent years. Who did she say was?

    Liz Truss

  11. 11.One question about every country taking part in the Euro 2024 finals this summer, and this is the 24th and final one. This week: Georgia, who qualified from play-off path C after beating Greece on penalties. It is a simple question. Is Georgia’s capital city Tbilisi on the coast or not?

    UEFA

  12. 12.Where did China’s Chang’e 6 mission recently land?

    Boom!

  13. 13.A rather ridiculous election is taking place in Europe. No, not that one. Where is there a village with 46 residents and 30 local election candidates?

    Election

  14. 14.In which US state did a couple who were ‘magnet fishing’ in a lake pull out a safe containing $100,000 in cash?

    Big old magnet

  15. 15.This is Willow, official dog of the Guardian Thursday quiz. She knows there is going to be a new Mr Man book coming out in September 2024. Who is new Mr Man?

    Willow, the official dog of the Guardian Thursday quiz

If you really do think there has been an egregious error in one of the questions or answers – and can show your working – feel free to email martin.belam@theguardian.com, but remember the quiz master’s word is final and you really should watch Doctor Who episode Dot and Bubble if you haven’t already seen it.

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