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Thursday news quiz: A resigning boss, Buffy’s loss and a theatre getting cross

The Guardian UK Thursday 11 June 2026, 05:00 UTC By Martin Belam 1 min read
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Test yourself on topical news trivia, pop culture and general knowledge every Thursday. How will you fare?The men’s Fifa World Cup starts today, and the challenge before the quiz master is to stay up all night every night watching tons of meaningless group matches between the likes of Syldavia and Borduria to keep up a record of not having missed a single World Cup game since 1978, while also continuing to function as a normal living member of society, rather than as an exhausted zombie. The...

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

The men’s Fifa World Cup starts today, and the challenge before the quiz master is to stay up all night every night watching tons of meaningless group matches between the likes of Syldavia and Borduria to keep up a record of not having missed a single World Cup game since 1978, while also continuing to function as a normal living member of society, rather than as an exhausted zombie.

The challenge before you, however, is simple: 15 questions on topical news, general knowledge and popular culture. There are no prizes, but equally you don’t have to stay up for a 3am kick-off. Have fun. Allons-y!

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