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Thursday news quiz: exposed bodies, racy stories, and children winning at chess

Test yourself on topical news trivia, pop culture and general knowledge every Thursday. How will you fare? The Thursday quiz was all set to ask a question about Javier Milei’s...

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July 30, 2026
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Thursday news quiz: exposed bodies, racy stories, and children winning at chess

These chess pieces have some questions for you. Photograph: Look/Alamy View image in fullscreen These chess pieces have some questions for you. Photograph: Look/Alamy Thursday quiz Life and style Thursday news quiz: exposed bodies, racy stories, and children winning at chess Test yourself on topical news trivia, pop culture and general knowledge every Thursday. How will you fare?

Prefer the Guardian on Google The Thursday quiz was all set to ask a question about Javier Milei’s improbable claim that US Democrats were financing an anti-Argentina campaign at the recent Fifa men’s World Cup. However, the quiz cannot work out how US lawmakers managed to ensure the Argentinian side had not a single effort on goal in 90 minutes during the final, which is really what did for them more than anything. Never mind, 15 questions have still been rustled up on topical news, popular culture and general knowledge. There are no prizes, but tell us how you got on in the comments. Allons-y!

If you really do think there has been an egregious error in one of the questions or answers – and can show your working and are absolutely 100% positive you aren’t attempting to factcheck a joke – you can complain about it in the comments below. Why not watch We Take Things for Granted by Sarathy Korwar instead?