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Animal giveaways, musical Wombles and mysterious discoveries – take the Thursday quiz
Fifteen questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes, every Thursday. How will you fare?
You might think that April Fools’ season is well and truly over, but not in the world of the Thursday quiz’s favourite band, Sparks. One of the biggest Sparks fan groups on Facebook changed its name to be a Wombles fan group as a joke on the morning of 1 April. You can only change a group name once every 28 days. We are now into day 11 of the joyless quarter of the fandom fractiously reacting badly to every post about the Wombles. It has been fantastic. Anyway, on with the quiz, where you face 15 questions on topical news, general knowledge, and of course, about the Wombles.
The Thursday quiz, No 155
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Music Legend K.K. Slider Announces Lego Animal Crossing Tour
Lego has revealed the latest character to join the Animal Crossing collaboration. Starting on August 1, people will be able to collect the legendary artist known as K.K. Slider.The news comes the official Lego X/Twitter account where it posted a ...GameSpot - Tech -
Thursday Briefing
Signs suggest that Israel will likely invade Rafah.The New York Times - World -
The Music Episode
“I feel like we’ve been at the club. I need some water and some electrolytes.”The New York Times - Tech -
The mysterious disappearance of a Chinese academic
What became of famed Uyghur academic Rahile Dawut?Financial Times - World -
The mysterious disappearance of a Chinese academic
What became of famed Uyghur academic Rahile Dawut?Financial Times - Business -
Lawmakers push Wall Street giveaway disguised as increased worker security
If members of Congress want to improve retirement security, they should expand Social Security rather than Wall Street-favored individual savings and investment schemes.The Hill - Politics -
Decades after finding an abandoned baby, officer makes remarkable discovery
For more than two decades, retired Lt. Gene Eyster wondered what became of that boy he found abandoned in a cardboard box in an apartment hallway.CBS News - Top stories -
Mysteries: Philip Miller's 'The Hollow Tree'
Tom Nolan also reviews Brian Panowich’s “Nothing But the Bones” and Elly Griffiths’s “The Last Word.”The Wall Street Journal - World -
It's One of the Last Pristine Coral Reefs on Earth. Should We Be Visiting It?
The Raja Ampat archipelago of Indonesia looms large in the imaginations of underwater adventurers. But by visiting its relatively untouched reefs are we protecting them—or threatening them?The Wall Street Journal - World -
Hamas Took More Than 200 Hostages From Israel. Here's What We Know.
Israel says 129 hostages abducted on Oct. 7 remain in captivity in Gaza, including the bodies of at least 34.The Wall Street Journal - World - Israel
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Leader says ‘it’s not been easy’ as he stands aside five years after controversially realigning the country with China . The Solomon Islands prime minister, Manasseh Sogavare, has announced he will not stand as a candidate when lawmakers vote this ...The Guardian - World -
Kristi Noem’s story of killing her dog points to class two misdemeanor
South Dakota governor’s account of family dog Cricket killing neighbor’s chickens may be an offence, according to state law. Kristi Noem, the South Dakota governor and Republican vice-presidential hopeful, may have committed a class two ...The Guardian - World -
Mining firm BHP offers $25.7bn settlement for Brazil dam disaster
Australian company and its partner Vale unleashed largest spill of mining waste in history. The mining company BHP has said it hopes to secure a $25.7bn (£20bn) settlement over the 2015 Samarco disaster, when the collapse of a dam left at least 19 ...The Guardian - World - Brazil