After more than 140 attempts, on Monday, little San Marino won only their second-ever competitive match since starting to play men’s international football in 1990, and also scored more than once in a competitive match for the first time . This just goes to show you, however dismal your scores usually are, you never quite know when the stars will align, and your obscure knowledge will match the cobbled-together old junk of the Thursday quiz. 15 questions on topical news and general knowledge await you, so have fun! The Thursday quiz, No 187 1.
Delicious UK cheeses have been cruelly denied entrance to the World Cheese Awards thanks to customs red tape. Where were the World Cheese Awards being held this year? France Poland Portugal US Reveal 2. Who had to be hauled out by firefighters after they got stuck in a swimming pool in Rutland? An overweight collie named Buster A pregnant cow A pregnant sow Gary Barlow's massive son Reveal 3.
Who has said they have bought the website Infowars (pictured), auctioned off after conspiracy theorist Alex Jones was declared bankrupt? The New York Times Buzzfeed The Onion Reddit Reveal 4. Sea boffins (the correct technical term) have discovered what they say is the world's biggest coral. Where? Solomon Islands New Caledonia Fiji Vanuatu Reveal 5.
Who will shortly be treading the boards in London's West End (not pictured) as Prospero in a new production of Shakespeare's The Tempest? Gillian Anderson Tilda Swinton Cate Blanchett Sigourney Weave.
