Thursday news quiz: Channel skirmishes, stolen mopeds and drum disasters

Sparks have announced a new live album, which they claim was recorded on the moon. That somewhat ups the ante for other acts: maybe Harry Styles will have to go to Mars for his next residency, or Taylor Swift tour the asteroid belt. A lot of people have expressed the opinion that the Thursday news quiz reminds them of Uranus.

Fifteen questions await on topical news, general knowledge and pub culture, covering everything from a contretemps in the Channel to a moped stolen in 1984 that was traced and returned to its rightful owner after four decades, and a brand that had to apologise after a Japanese drum appeared at a Chinese yoga festival.

Other quiz items include Swiss voters rejecting a referendum proposal to cap the population, Rosamund Pike’s disrupted theatre performance, Lewis Hamilton’s recent Grand Prix win, and the tiny nation that held Spain to a 0-0 draw at the World Cup. There are no prizes, but let us know how you get on in the comments.

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