A cat with a questionable behind. Illustration: Anaïs Mims/The GuardianView image in fullscreenA cat with a questionable behind. Illustration: Anaïs Mims/The GuardianThursday news quiz: rare chicks, AI tricks and ‘begging Trump for pics’Test yourself on topical news trivia, pop culture and general knowledge every Thursday. How will you fare?Thursday quiz fans inundated our mailbox with at least two messages pointing out that John Oliver had opened his HBO show discussing the problem of feral hogs, of which there are significantly more than between 30 and 50 in the US. If he starts opening shows talking about Sparks, Kate Bush, Syldavia and Alan Shearer’s fixations on distances, we truly will know where he gets his material from, and the Thursday quiz lawyers are ready. In the meantime, here are 15 questions on topical news, general knowledge and pop culture to see you on towards the weekend. Let us know how you got on in the comments. Allons-y!The Thursday news quiz, No 2531.Which magazine says it will no longer engage in 'external publishing partnerships' after an AI scandal hit the Commonwealth prizeMonocleThe Paris ReviewGrantaDoctor Who MonthlyReveal2.For the first time in more than 360 years, what type of chicks (not pictured, that is Pokémon Piplup hanging out at Walthamstow Town Hall) have been born in St James’s Park, London?Chestnut-bellied HeronCormorantHawaiian GoosePelicanReveal3.Which world leader said they were stunned that Donald Trump claimed in public they had 'begged me to take a picture … wanted a picture with me so badly. I wouldn’t have taken it, but I felt sorry'?Claudia Sheinbaum of MexicoGiorgia Meloni of ItalyUrsula von der Leyen of the European UnionKing Muskar XII of SyldaviaReveal4.Turner prize winner Helen Cammock has opted to withdraw a work from the National Portrait Gallery after 50 peers criticised what it said about whom?Margaret ThatcherWinston ChurchillQueen Elizabeth IIMr BlobbyReveal5.Send Derren Brown today's collective noun. Use your psychic powers to let him know what is the collective noun for jellyfish?A smack of jellyfishAn aroma of jellyfishA coronation of jellyfishA float of jellyfishReveal6.Here's Melvyn Bragg, he loves a flag. Which of these countries has a flag which can be described as three equal horizontal stripes of turquoise blue, white and the same shade of blue, with five turquoise stars arranged in a quincuncial pattern at the centre of the middle stripe?NicaraguaBelizeCosta RicaHondurasReveal7.Who ruined a good walk in the countryside by winning the US Open trophy?Scottie SchefflerCharles Dexter WardBryson DeChambeauWyndham ClarkReveal8.This week's guest feline is a Walthamstow mural of Charlie Hitler, doing his Ron from Sparks impression. He, very angrily, would like to know, what are the names of the new soft drinks being promoted by nepo babies Barron Trump and Kai Trump respectively?Soulfour and Green Light SlushSollos and Blue Raz SlushSobrello and Cherrynote SlushLogopolis and CastrovalvaReveal9.It is the return of 'higher or lower', this time with Ecuador's John Yeboah (pictured). The group profits of the Royal Mail's parent company slumped by a fifth. What happened to the pay of chief executive of International Distribution Services (IDS), Martin Seidenberg?It went lower, reflecting the performance of the companyIt went higher, rising from £2.1m the previous year to £6.9m in pay, bonus and long-term incentive scheme awards Reveal10.HMRC has announced how much tax will now apply on cash interest held in stocks and shares Isas?11%22%33%1,057%Reveal11.It was very much a camping carry on (pictured – see what we did there?) after some poor soul spent about 15 minutes submerged in sewage in the putrid tank of a California campground’s vault toilet after falling in trying to retrieve what?Their sunglassesTheir phoneTheir keysTheir very naughty miniature dachshundReveal12.Which indie legend is planning to auction off about 80 of his guitars (not pictured) at Christie's?Johnny MarrBernard ButlerJohn SquireGraham CoxonReveal13.Two million bees headed straight out the door marked 'do one' after a truck overturned where?Prescott, ArizonaMount Dora, FloridaMauriceville, TexasInnsmouth, MassachusettsReveal14.On this day with Brian May! And his badger! 25 June is the anniversary of the first female prime minister of Canada being sworn in. The Thursday quiz imagines Queen's legendary guitarist wants you to tell him – and his badger – what was her name?Janet FieldingJean AugustineCairine WilsonKim CampbellReveal15.And finally, how long is the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool (pictured)? 1,028 ft2,028 ft3,028 ft4,028 ftRevealIf 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 go back and do Tuesday’s Brexit referendum quiz instead?Explore more on these topicsLife and styleThursday quizQuiz and trivia gamesquizzesShareReuse this content