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

The Guardian UK Thursday 12 November 2026, 06:00 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 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.

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!

The Thursday news quiz, No 272

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Booker (PERSON) GTA (ORG) US (LOCATION) Rudy Giuliani (PERSON) Four Seasons Total Landscaping (ORG)
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