March 31, 2024

The quiz master is away, but before his departure he assembled 15 general knowledge and vaguely topical questions to dazzle the senses and expand the mind. Of course, no Thursday quiz is complete without Ron from Sparks, Kate Bush, or a hidden reference to children’s TV favourite Doctor Who. There are no prizes. It is just for fun. Let us know how you got on in the comments.

The Thursday quiz, No 45

1.ON THIS DAY: Charles Ponzi was born 3 March 1882, and ended up giving his name to schemes where the illusion of early investors getting a huge profit is maintained by shovelling the money of later investors to them. But what did his original ‘Ponzi scheme’ claim it was investing in?

2.HAPPY BIRTHDAY: It is Daniel Craig’s birthday this week. Happy birthday, Daniel. He is most famous for playing James Bond between 2006 and 2021, but in which 1992 film did he make his screen debut?

3.TRUE OR FALSE: Steps version of Tragedy actually did better in the UK charts than the Bee Gees original version?

4.GCSE SCIENCE CORNER: Acyclic saturated hydrocarbons consist of hydrogen and carbon atoms arranged in a tree structure. They share the same general formula where there are twice as many hydrogen atoms as carbon atoms, plus two. What are they called?

5.ENSEMBLE CASTS: Which show featured Gerry Parkes in North America, Fulton Mackay in the UK, and Hans-Helmut Dickow in Germany?

6.STATE THE OBVIOUS: Canada is divided into a number of provinces and territories,…

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