USA Daily Trends

Breaking News, Fresh Insights, Every Day.

USA Daily Trends

Breaking News, Fresh Insights, Every Day.

Thursday News Quiz: Dachshunds, Dave Ball, Towing Business and Data Disasters | Life and style
Life Style & Wellness

Thursday News Quiz: Dachshunds, Dave Ball, Towing Business and Data Disasters | Life and style

News Fetcher


Test Thursday once got into an online spat with someone who complained that the test dog’s official presentation was annoying and disruptive. Look away now, sir – because it’s one of everyone’s favorite weeks of the year: Willow Week! This adorable but very naughty Dachshund miniature game contains 15 mystery questions on topical and general knowledge, each accompanied by a cute picture of itself. There are no prizes, but you can tell us your results in the comments. Allon-y!

Thursday News Contest, No. 221 – Willow Week!

  1. 1.This is Willow, the official dog of The Guardian Thursday quiz, asking all the questions this week. She wants to know who won the presidential election in Ireland…

  2. 2.Former Labor leader and independent MP Jeremy Corbyn is set to appear in a local pantomime. Willow wants to know who will play…

    Willow with her head resting on the blanket

  3. 3.Willow learns that a German company whose furniture elevator was used in the recent Louvre heist has launched a cheeky advertising campaign based on it. Which company?

    Willow looks at herself in the mirror

  4. 4.Willow and Thursday’s competition were devastated by the loss of Dave Paul from pioneering electronic duo Soft Cell last week. What is the name of the fictional club that was the setting for the band’s classic song Say Hello, Wave Goodbye?

    Willow on the bus

  5. 5.Willow deserves her own statue, and she’s standing up for it. But who will soon be immortalized in bronze in London’s Leicester Square?

    Willow under the quilt

  6. 6.Willow was shocked to discover that the International Skating Union was conducting an investigation after it was shown What happened to two Chinese ice dancers during a Grand Prix figure skating event?

    Close-up of Willow looking at the camera

  7. 7.Willow is hiding because she hasn’t heard about a new law in California that will allow year-round hunting and killing starting next year, and she thinks it’s about very naughty little dachshunds. What will people be allowed to catch?

    Willow is hiding behind the sofa cushion

  8. 8.Willow is staring into the middle distance here because she has just heard that students in eight Queensland schools have been taught the wrong subject in their final year 12 history exam because of failed teachers. What should they have studied?

    Willow looks into the middle distance

  9. 9.Poet Laureate Simon Armitage has sent Willow into a state of grief by writing a poem about what instead of being about her?

    Curl the willow into a soft blanket or pillow

  10. 10.Here’s Willow with her favorite Pokemon, Coxley and Charmander. The three want to know who shares a posthumous byline with Roger Hargreaves in two new Mr Men and Little Miss books?

    Willow with Quaxly and Charmander Pokemon Plush

  11. 11.Willow learns that Washington, D.C. resident Sam O’Hara has filed a lawsuit alleging that his constitutional rights were violated when he was arrested after doing what…?

    Willow looks at the camera

  12. 12.Here’s Willow with her sci-fi comics. I was saddened to learn of the passing of June Lockhart, who starred in Lassie. Lockhart also starred in Lost in Space. Who?

    Willow with her 2000 AD comic strip

  13. 13.Willow is very skeptical of the fruit, but at least – unlike a 13-year-old boy in New Zealand who had to have surgery as a result – she didn’t swallow what?

    Willow Inhalation Strawberry

  14. 14.Here’s Willow recording her podcast. She loves technology. Remind her of the reason Amazon gave for the massive AWS outage that recently paralyzed parts of the Internet?

    Willow is next to the microphone on the desk

  15. 15.And finally…here’s a bonus photo of Willow when she was a puppy. She is sad that Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman are leaving Strictly. When did Strictly Come Dancing first appear on our screens?

    Willow is like a little puppy in someone's lap

If you really think there’s something seriously wrong with a question or answer – and you can show your work and you’re 100% positive, you’re not trying to validate a joke – you can complain about it in the comments below. Why don’t you remember Dave Paul by watching Babysitter instead of?

The Babysitter by Soft Cell

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *