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It feels as if this really is the start of a new era for the Thursday news quiz. Not only was there last week’s announcement that Willow had retired from her role as the official dog of the Guardian Thursday news quiz, but this week we have a new visual tone, courtesy of a set of lovely, whimsical illustrations by Anaïs Mims. Rest assured, not much else has changed. It is still 15 questions on topical news, pop culture and general knowledge, and it is still packed every week with the same hackneyed old in-jokes. There are no prizes, but tell us how you got on in the comments. Allons-y!
The Thursday news quiz, No 230
- 1.Which movie won best film in the drama category at the 2026 Golden Globes (pictured)?
- 2.And who went viral at the Golden Globes after the usually deadpan actor was caught on camera pulling a variety of bizarre faces at someone across the room?
- 3.Which co-founding member of The Grateful Dead has joined Jerry Garcia at the great gig in the sky after dying last week aged 78?
- 4.What is Pantone's colour of the year for 2026 (pictured, honest) called?
- 5.Who (pictured) is taking up a second term as Royal Society president?
- 6.It is Chloe Kelly's birthday today! Happy birthday Chloe! Lioness! Where did she score the winning penalty for England last year in the Euro 2025 final?
- 7.Sticking with football, which team caused arguably the biggest FA Cup upset of all time at the weekend by beating holders Crystal Palace despite playing their league football five divisions below them?
- 8.This week's guest canine is Lottie, seen here enjoying having a sploot on the London Underground. Remind her what Greenland's flag looks like …
- 9.A Roman Catholic diocese in Germany (not pictured – that is the quiz master at the Vatican, before writing the quiz aged him) has expressed regret over a Christmas Eve mass shown on national television featuring what?
- 10.A 250kg (550lb) black bear (pictured, living his best life) that took up residence under a home for more than a month has finally been evicted. Where?
- 11.Nadhim Zahawi was chancellor under Boris Johnson for 64 days, or approximately one and a third times the days the Thursday news quiz favourite Liz Truss (pictured) spent in Downing Street. He has just defected to Nigel Farage's Reform UK. What did he get sacked for by Rishi Sunak in January 2023?
- 12.Least or most with Liberace's ghost. This week the Thursday quiz imagines the ghost of Liberace would like to know which of these has played James Bond in the most films?
- 13.According to experts polled ahead of next week’s Davos summit, what is the greatest risk facing the world over the next two years?
- 14.On this day with Brian May! And his badger! 15 January is the anniversary of Elizabeth I being crowned queen in Westminster Abbey. The Thursday quiz imagines Queen's legendary guitarist wants you to tell him – and his badger – in which year …
- 15.What has the USA’s Katie Uhlaender, a five-time Winter Olympian in skeleton, accused the Canadian skeleton team of doing?
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 Pokemon by Wet Leg instead?
