Thursday news quiz: Booker prize winners, GTA sinners and free dinners

Thursday news quiz: Booker prize winners, GTA sinners and free dinners

Test yourself on topical news trivia, pop culture and general knowledge every Thursday. How will you fare?

The recent US elections reminded the Thursday quiz that we have just passed the sixth anniversary of Rudy Giuliani’s Four Seasons Total Landscaping press conference, which was not only hilarious in and of itself, but sparked one of the best viral laughing videos of all internet history. Whether you will be laughing as hard after facing this week’s quiz remains to be seen. Here are 15 punchlines in search of a question about topical news, general knowledge and pop culture. Let’s be having you!

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In brief

Test yourself on topical news trivia, pop culture and general knowledge every Thursday. The recent US elections reminded the Thursday quiz that we have just passed the sixth anniversary of Rudy Giuliani’s Four Seasons Total Landscaping press conference, which was not only hilarious in and of itself, but sparked one of the best viral laughing videos of all internet history. Here are 15 punchlines in search of a question about topical news, general knowledge and pop culture.

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