Midweek arrives and presents one more opportunity for you to challenge your knowledge in our regular challenge. Did you pay heed to the current events – especially the more unusual parts? Discover here, while also enduring a series of boring in-jokes, and then post your result in the feedback section to let us know how you got on. Allons-y!
Our Questions
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Canterbury cathedral is welcoming its first woman religious leader. Who?
- Ms. Connelly
- Sarah Mullally
- Ms. Bellamy
- Ms. Holloway
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Pope Leo has announced his first overseas tour. Where is the pontiff heading?
- The African nation and Libya
- The European country and Cyprus
- Turkey and the Middle Eastern country
- The fictional country and Borduria
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Amazon Prime has altered marketing pictures on its streaming video platform after people objected it was doing what …
- Showing Sherlock Holmes without his tobacco accessory
- Depicting Indiana Jones without his whip
- Showing James Bond without his firearm
- Depicting Ron from Sparks without his moustache
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Amusingly, the first midweek quiz after the hiatus inquired who France's new prime minister was, and just four weeks later they have already been yeeted through the door labeled 'do one'. Which France's PM has just quit, giving Emmanuel Macron yet another problem?
- Sébastien Lecornu
- Gérald Darmanin
- François Bayrou
- Léon Colbert
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We lost Author Cooper, renowned for her 'bonkbuster' love novels. Which of these two very famous ones came first?
- Rivals
- The equestrian story
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Talking of literature, PEN America’s Banned in the USA report found what was the most banned publication in the current academic year in the US?
- Judy Blume’s Forever
- Author Burgess’s The dystopian book
- Stephen King's The horror story
- Singer Barlow's The humorous title
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During the Conservative political gathering, the Tories succeeded to give out a complimentary present where the word 'Britain' was spelled wrong. Which item was the present?
- A chocolate bar
- A small container of sweet substance
- A branded bottle of water
- A very naughty miniature dachshund
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The is Willow, the designated pet of the Thursday quiz. The dog would like to know which famous kids' character is suing the makers of the satirical show over their latest apparent portrayal of it …
- The cloth cat
- The stringed puppet
- The fox puppet
- Paddington
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The current visiting canine is The pup, who the midweek quiz met down the bar. Such a well-behaved dog. He wants to find out what charitable effort Drew Scanlon, the person in the viral gif meme, has utilized his online fame to raise funds for
- The health condition
- Heart disease
- Cancer
- The neurological disorder
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17 of The artist Hockney's iPad drawings are to be sold at auction. The drawings are of where?
- The Cornish town
- Woldgate
- Gosport
- Ledbury
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Which entity will provide a limited reimbursement to Australia's national administration over a expensive document that included several errors, after admitting it employed AI technology to help create it?
- The consulting firm
- The professional services company
- The audit firm
- The fictional Cybernetics Corporation
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And now our lately introduced standard segment, least or most with Liberace's ghost. This week the midweek challenge envisions the spirit of the pianist would like to find out which of these individuals has the MOST European Champions League victory awards?
- The defender Ramos
- The forward Benzema
- The midfielder Modrić
- The singer Bush
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A boffin (the correct scientific term) only found out he'd received the prestigious prize in medical science when his spouse switched her mobile on after they had been on a digital detox in the American West backcountry. Which is his identity?
- Jed Branscombe
- Mr. Denshaw
- Mr. Ramsdell
- Bobson Dugnutt
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Thursday quiz favorite The singer Swift has a new album out. What is it named?
- Admissions of a Romance Novelist
- The Life of a Showgirl
- The Syllabus of Romantic sorrow
- Exotic Creatures of the Ocean
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Lastly … a new regular round! On this day with The guitarist May! And his badger! Currently the midweek challenge envisions the iconic Band guitarist would like to learn about the Prague astronomical clock. October 9 is generally regarded as the date of the first reference to the existence of the timepiece. However in which year?
- The 13th century
- 1410
- 1610
- The 19th century
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