THE SUNDAY QUIZ

Have you been paying attention to this week’s news? Test yourself…

Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders had a big hit in early 1965 with the single The Game of Love.

Their previous single also made the top five. What was that called? (a) Er, er, er, er, er, er

(b) Um, um, um, um, um, um

(c) Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow

Telegraph

columnist Julie Burchill has no wish to acquire an RP accent. She is happy, she says, to sound like… (a) Mickey Mouse on acid (b) Donald Duck on speed (c) Minnie Mouse on helium

A nude sunbather gave chase through a Berlin park, to the amusement of onlookers. Who or what was the portly middle-aged male pursuing?

(a) A dog that had stolen his smartphone

(b) A wild boar that had run off with his laptop

(c) A goat that had stolen his wallet

Benjamina Bollag’s start-up is forging ahead in the race to produce what? (a) Lab-grown bacon

(b) Robot Covid nurses (c) Virtual nannies

John Entwistle, bass guitarist of The Who, expired aged 57 of a cocaineinduced heart attack in a Las Vegas hotel room. Prior to this his constitution had inspired which nickname? (a) The Horse

(b) The Bear

(c) The Ox

General Brent Scowcroft inspired a White House award for the adviser who, in presidential meetings... (a) Breaks wind most loudly (b) Falls asleep most ostentatiously

(c) Tells the president he is wrong most frequently

What, according to Brian Blessed, is the Queen’s favourite Christmas film?

(a) Flash Gordon, starring

Brian Blessed (b) Santa’s Blotto, starring Brian Blessed

(c) Shed of the Dead, starring Brian Blessed

Modelling developed by codebreaking genius Alan Turing is used to study what?

(a) Distribution of dog mess in a Manchester park

(b) Segregation among Sheffield’s tits

(c) Migration patterns of Cornish pilchards

Simon Cowell broke a bone in his back doing what?

(a) Rehearsing for Strictly’s Christmas special (b) Yoga

(c) Falling off an E-bike

Footage has been posted on Instagram of “crazy and wild parties” in Berlin, held where in the city?

(a) Changing rooms at the municipal swimming baths (b) In the Reichstag loos (c) On subway trains

A French Senate bill to protect the “sensorial heritage” of rural life was prompted by rows about what?

(a) Noisy cockerels

(b) Flatulent cows

(c) Low-alcohol wines

Britain’s first Dutch-style roundabout, which prioritises cyclists, has closed just days after opening. Why? (a) Incredibly, cyclists are ignoring the rules

(b) A car ploughed into a Belisha beacon

(c) The Tarmac has melted