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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Martin Belam

Thursday news quiz: final curtain calls and fiendish questions

Willow, the official dog of the Guardian Thursday quiz
Willow, the official dog of the Guardian Thursday quiz, is sad we lost all these people this year. Photograph: Martin Belam/The Guardian

Something a little different this week. As the year draws to a close, the Thursday quiz pauses to pay tribute to some of the notable pop culture, sporting and public figures we lost over the past 12 months, with the annual in memoriam edition. No prizes, except the chance to remember the joy they (mostly) gave us – via the medium of trying to recall obscure trivia about them. Let us know how you get on in the comments. Allons-y!

The Thursday news quiz, No 226 – annual in memoriam edition

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