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Thursday news quiz: Superheroes, AI zeroes and a very lost shark

Test yourself on topical news trivia, pop culture and general knowledge every Thursday. How will you fare? Swapping the glitz and glamour of last week’s visit to Istanbul for non-league...

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October 1, 2026
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Thursday news quiz: Superheroes, AI zeroes and a very lost shark

This shark has some questions for you. And they might just bite. Photograph: Ron & Valerie Taylor/Bruce Coleman Inc/Alamy View image in fullscreen This shark has some questions for you. And they might just bite. Photograph: Ron & Valerie Taylor/Bruce Coleman Inc/Alamy Thursday quiz Life and style Thursday news quiz: Superheroes, AI zeroes and a very lost shark Test yourself on topical news trivia, pop culture and general knowledge every Thursday. How will you fare?

Prefer the Guardian on Google Swapping the glitz and glamour of last week’s visit to Istanbul for non-league football, your humble quiz master spent Saturday soaking up the sunshine while watching Walthamstow FC put a mere nine goals past a hapless Lowestoft Town. A quick sympathetic exchange with the shellshocked Lowestoft keeper – “Oh mate, long Saturday afternoon for you” – yielded the weary reply: “Long Saturday? Long fucking season.” Bless him. We hope you feel somewhat more optimistic about tackling these 15 questions on topical news, pop culture and general knowledge. Allons-y!

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