1. 

   Who (pictured) won the election in Hungary?

   1. Péter Kosovar

   2. Péter Czech

   3. Péter Magyar

   4. Péter Polska

2. 

   What won best new play at the Olivier awards at the Royal Albert Hall (pictured) at the weekend?

   1. 1536 by Ava Pickett at Almeida theatre

   2. Punch by James Graham at Young Vic and Apollo theatre

   3. Inter Alia by Suzie Miller at National Theatre – Lyttelton theatre

   4. Kenrex by Jack Holden and Ed Stambollouian at the Other Palace theatre

3. 

   Who (pictured, looking a bit aggrieved about it to be honest) won the Grand National?

   1. I Am Spartacus

   2. I Am Brutus

   3. I Am Maximus

   4. I Am Bobson Dugnutt

4. 

   Another winner was a Paris art enthusiast, who won a €1m painting by whom in €100 charity raffle?

   1. Picasso

   2. Degas

   3. Monet

   4. Van Clomp

5. 

   This week's guest canine is Tanji, who was enjoying a little dance to some karaoke when the Thursday quiz met them. She wants to know the name of the band that Moya Brennan, who died this week aged 73, played harp and sang for?

   1. Dead Can Dance

   2. Clannad

   3. Lankum

   4. Capercaillie

6. 

   Here's Melvyn Bragg, he loves a flag. Which of these countries has a flag which can be described as a triband design, with the outermost stripes coloured ultramarine, and the middle stripe coloured gold, within which is displayed the head of a trident

   1. Belize

   2. Barbados

   3. Benin

   4. Borduria

7. 

   It would have been Irish comedian and writer Spike Milligan's birthday today. What was the first volume of his memoirs called?

   1. Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall

   2. Winston Churchill: His Part in My Victory

   3. The Fall of the British Empire: My Modest Administrative Role

   4. The Titanic: Why I Suggested Fewer Icebergs

8. 

   It would also have been the birthday of lovely Dusty Springfield today. Which song did Pet Shop Boys write for her that appeared in the film Scandal?

   1. Nothing Has Been Proved

   2. It Doesn’t Add Up

   3. I'm Not Scared

   4. I Don't Know What You Want But You've Picked The Wrong Answer Again Anyway

9. 

   Farther or nearer with Geordie Alan Shearer! This week we imagine the England soccer legend wants to know, if he leaves his hometown of Newcastle upon Tyne, which is farther or nearer – Seville, Spain or Bucharest, Romania?

   1. Seville, Spain is nearer to Newcastle upon Tyne than Bucharest, Romania

   2. Bucharest, Romania is nearer to Newcastle upon Tyne than Seville, Spain

10. 

    Here is Karl-Heinz, with his opening lines, which almost rhymes. This week the Thursday quiz imagines the German soccer ace would like to know which novel begins 'When he was nearly thirteen, my brother Jem got his arm badly broken at the elbow'?

    1. The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

    2. Summer Falls by Amelia Williams

    3. Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

    4. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

11. 

    Which actor (not pictured, that is the Grim Reaper – aka Paddington Bear – failing to get a suntan) has announced that following the death of their mother in 2024 they are now training to be a death doula to ‘provide solace and care’ to the dying?

    1. Karen Gillan

    2. Cate Blanchett

    3. Nicole Kidman

    4. Charlize Theron

12. 

    True or false – in Girlguiding you can get a badge for running a blog?

    1. True

    2. False

13. 

    The Thursday quiz fondly remembers Keith Chegwin, so here is Cheggers plays population! What is the population of Canada?

    1. 38.7 million

    2. 58.7 million

    3. 78.7 million

    4. 98.7 million

14. 

    On this day with Brian May! And his badger! 16 April is the anniversary of the death of Marcus Salvius Otho, the second emperor of the Year of the Four Emperors. The Thursday quiz imagines Queen's legendary guitarist wants you to tell him – and his badger – how he died …

    1. Assassinated by his own guards

    2. Poisoned by his wife

    3. Stabbed himself in the heart

    4. Overrun by a troop of escaped macaques embarking on a crime spree

15. 

    And finally, after a backlash, US President Donald Trump was forced to delete from his social media an AI image that portrayed him as …

    1. A Hindu Vishnu-style deity with multiple arms holding golf clubs, burgers and executive orders

    2. A Founding Father signing the Constitution alone while others applaud

    3. A Moses-like figure parting the Strait of Hormuz

    4. A Mount Rushmore-style carving of just his own face repeated four times

    5. A Jesus-like figure healing a man in front of the Statue of Liberty

    6. A medieval saint with a glowing halo made of stars and stripes

    7. Uncle Sam kneeling in prayer before himself

    8. A very naughty miniature dachshund relieving itself over a statue of Barack Obama wearing a tan suit

Solutions

1:C - His party ousted Viktor Orbán after 16 years of rule, 2:B - It knocked out the opposition. OK, we'll see ourselves out, 3:C - Commenting on the death of the horse Gold Dancer following the Mildmay Novices' Chase at the Grand National Festival, an RSPCA spokesperson said 'This is the 42nd fatality linked to competitive horse-racing in the UK this year alone - and it is only April', 4:A - Organisers said all 120,000 tickets had been sold, netting €12m (£10.4m), of which €1m will be paid to the Opera Gallery, an international art dealership that owned the painting, 5:B - In 2002 she started officially using the name Moya Brennan, rather than Máire Philomena Ní Bhraonáin, and in 2009 changed her name by deed poll. Over the course of her career, she collaborated with artists including Shane MacGowan, Robert Plant and Bruce Hornsby, 6:B - The ultramarine represents the sea, the gold represents the sand and the trident is said to represent the broken trident of Britannia after Barbados became independent. We are a curious species, as Melvyn is known to observe, 7:A - It was the first part in a lose trilogy that included 'Rommel? Gunner Who?' and 'Monty: His Part in My Victory', 8:A - Elton John described her as 'the greatest white singer there ever has been' after her tragically early death from cancer at just 59, 9:A - Seville, Spain is only about 1,984km away from Newcastle upon Tyne, whereas Bucharest, Romania is about 2,288km away, a difference of about 638,400 ancient Sumerian cubits. Top bins!, 10:D - It was Lee's only published book until the controversial publication of Go Set a Watchman in 2015, 11:C - The Australian actor revealed she is now training to be a death doula – professionals who provide emotional, physical and psychological support to the dying, 12:A - It is true, under the theme of learning to express yourself. Girl guiders are encouraged to learn how to deal with trolls, to post regularly, and to learn how to keep safe online, which no doubt hasn't stopped people clutching their pearls about it, 13:A - That is according to the archived internet version of the 2026 CIA World Factbook, which has been discontinued by the Trump administration. It does feel like it should be bigger, given the geographical area, but maybe it is just impossible to have that many polite people in one place, 14:C - He appears to have done it to avoid prolonging a civil war that he was unlikely to win, 15:E - I mean, they all sound quite plausible to be honest. Asked about it, Trump said 'I do make people better. I make people a lot better'

Scores

1. 0 and above.

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