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There was some correspondence about last week's quiz, whether the phrase “having at” or “having at” is a correct use of English, “being in the neighbor's garage with a chainsaw”. The quiz master argues that if the phrase “hold your own” is good enough for Shakespeare, it might be acceptable in a light-hearted quiz filled with questions about current affairs, general knowledge and a man's oddball pop culture obsessions. Why aren't you all on this week's edition? Let us know how you do in the comments. Enjoy!

Thursday Quiz, Number 181

  1. 1.Which nation seems to have given up the so-called “fools' apostrophe” struggle and adopted the English use of the possessive apostrophe in its language?

    Punctuation marks and numbers

  2. 2.Which world leader was accused of plagiarizing parts of his speech to the UN General Assembly from the West?

    UN building

  3. 3.In a completely suspicious move, which state has contracted to buy 55,000 Bibles with specifications that Donald Trump is selling?

    Donald Trump

  4. 4.Which British television personality was thought to have been shot while in the back of a taxi last week, but the vehicle's windshield itself was broken?

    To the taxi

  5. 5.Excited traffic cops have started putting parking tickets on prop vintage 1980s cars in Chester (not pictured) where they're making a movie again, having previously announced their retirement?

    Model cars

  6. 6.Pope Francis announced the appointment of 21 new cardinals, who must vote to name his successor. How many cardinals are there, including new ones?

    Pope Francis Cookies

  7. 7.An exciting new regular circuit. Welcome to Scores on Doors by Diana Doors of Swindon. That's a tongue twister. Onway, Diana Dors' idol this week wants to know how many points you got for putting the green in snooker?

    A statue of Diana Dors outside the Cineworld cinema in West Swindon

  8. 8.Another exciting new discovery. It was Karl-Heinz and his opening lines. This week on Thursday's quiz, the cigar-smoking German football legend said “We're still not clear! Do you want to point to the Star Wars movie that begins with the lines “C Bunker still has 30 cannonballs”?

    Karl-Heinz Rummenigke

  9. 9.A boy who once got into trouble at school for performing a play without obtaining copyright is now about to appear in a production of the same play in London's West End (not pictured). Which play?

    Hyde Park Picture House

  10. 10.This is Willow, the official dog of Thursday's quiz, and she has a geography question for you. Which country does not border Paraguay?

    Willow, the official dog of the Guardian Thursday Quiz

  11. 11.And this is Willow, the official guest dog of the Guardian Thursday quiz this week as the quiz master meets her in the pub. She wants to know who will be the 20th band to score two UK No.1 albums in a calendar year?

    Guest dog Willow for Thursday's quiz

  12. 12.It is the anniversary of the Windscale nuclear accident in 1957, which was first covered up by the British government. The plant has now been renamed to help people remember it forever. Windscale is located in which district?

    radioactivity

  13. 13.To the arts! A careless cleaner accidentally threw away a piece of modern art titled All the Good Times We Spent Together at the LAM Museum in Lisse, Netherlands. What did it contain?

    Artist

  14. 14.Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson offered to flog his book, and while he was at it he complained about the deal giving Mauritius sovereignty over the Chacos Islands. The African country, he said, is a “long way” from the islands. Not as far away as London. How far is Chacos Islands from London?

    Boris and Liz

  15. 15.Speaking of former Prime Ministers, what happened to pay respect to spinach last week than Liz Truss, a Thursday quiz winner?

    Liz dress

If you really think there is a major error in the questions or answers – and you can show your work – you can find it in the comments below. But why not check out Maxïmo Park's delightful self-quiz show Clue instead?

Quiz show clue by Maxïmo Park

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