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A very old-looking book suspended on callipers
This striking image of a book suspended on callipers was part of the Rwandan artist Francis Offman’s ‘Untitled’ exhibition at Tate Liverpool. Books and Rwanda both feature in this week’s quiz. Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The Guardian
This striking image of a book suspended on callipers was part of the Rwandan artist Francis Offman’s ‘Untitled’ exhibition at Tate Liverpool. Books and Rwanda both feature in this week’s quiz. Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The Guardian

Poisoned books, hidden monsters and a bit of maths – take the Thursday quiz

Questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes, every Thursday. How will you fare?

This week on social media, Tom Forth mused on those incredible moments when you are attending a pub quiz, and the person asking the questions drops a clanger. He put it poetically like this: “Punters asking for clarification. Clarification isn’t going to help you mate. You’re in the hands of the gods now. Welcome to the contested and subjective nature of truth. It’s vibes all the way down. You are merely an ant in the quiz controversy universe. Let go.” Of course, the Thursday quiz never has ambiguous wording, typos or controversial errors, and that is why there is never any quibbling in the comments. So let us get on with it …

The Thursday quiz, No 158

  1. 1.The Conservative policing minister Chris Philp (pictured), talking about his government's flagship policy to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda, appeared to confuse Rwanda with which other African nation on BBC television last Thursday evening?Chris Philp
  2. 2.France’s national library has removed four 19th-century books (not pictured) from its shelves whose emerald green covers are believed to be laced with what …?A stack of books in someone's arms
  3. 3.This is Willow, the official dog of the Guardian Thursday quiz, who is deeply disturbed at recent reports that a leading Republican figure in the US has told in a book how they shot an "untrainable" 14-month-old dog in the head. Who did the shooting?Close-up of a brown dachshund
  4. 4.We lost the author CJ Sansom this week. What was the name of the series of books he wrote that also became a Disney+ series this week?CJ Sansom standing outside in a garden
  5. 5.One non-football question about every country taking part in the Euro 2024 finals this summer. This week: Spain. Which of these cities is farthest north?The UEFA logo
  6. 6.Thursday quiz favourite Liz Truss’s book about her 49-day stint as prime minister sold 2,228 copies in the UK during its first week on sale. Go you, Liz! That is almost as much as the number of £s you put the Thursday quiz's mortgage up by. Her publisher said it made it what number on the bestselling nonfiction book list in the UK for the week?Liz Truss
  7. 7.Airing nearly a full year before the rest of the first season, and before apparently "the extreme left and PC crap" ruined all comedy forever, according to him, which of these was a name given to the first episode of Seinfeld?Jerry Seinfeld
  8. 8.You've always wanted to pass GCSE statistics, right? Try this one. What is the arithmetic mean of these values: 3, 10, 6, 7, 3, 4, 5, 2Tables in a book
  9. 9.You've always wanted to pass GCSE statistics twice, right? Try this other one. What is the range of these values: 3, 10, 6, 7, 3, 4, 5, 2Pages of table in a book
  10. 10.A toddler told her mother in North Carolina that “monsters” were in her closet. What was actually living in the walls there?Woman kneeling on floor looking in cabinet
  11. 11.It is time for jazz club. Nice. Which instrument was Mary Lou Williams best known for playing?An old-fashioned bar with checked tablecloths, lamps on the tables and photos on the walls
  12. 12.In one of the week's best-read news stories, Emma Stone has announced she would like to be referred to by her proper name Emily when people speak to her. OK, Emily, sure thing. Emma/Emily won best actress at the Oscars this year for playing which role?Emma Stone holding her Oscar and making a speech
  13. 13.Science! The Faraday constant is expressed as what …?A person in gloves, goggles and overalls injecting something into a test tube
  14. 14.The final Thursday quiz Wombles question for a little while. What was the name of the Scottish Womble (not pictured) who sometimes rocked up in Wimbledon with their obligatory bagpipes for a visit on the TV show in the 1970s?A womble on Wimbledon Common holding a tote bag

If you really do think there has been an egregious error in one of the questions or answers – and can show your working – feel free to email martin.belam@theguardian.com, but remember the quiz master’s word is final and you should be listening to Dig by Orlando Weeks ft Rhian Teasdale instead.

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