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It is the quiz master’s birthday today, and for that reason, he is a million miles away from the Guardian website. Still, before he went, he scribbled down 15 questions tangentially related to last week’s news, birthdays, anniversaries, and things he found buried down the back of the sofa. There are no prizes as it is just for fun, but let everyone know how you got on in the comments.

The Thursday quiz, No 128

  1. 1.BIRTHDAY SONG #1: Who is traditionally credited with writing the song Happy Birthday to You, regarded as the most recognised in the English language after boring people at birthday parties for decades?

  2. 2.BIRTHDAY SONG #2: Which Beatles album (not pictured) has the song Birthday on it?

    Giant panda with a birthday cake

  3. 3.SPACE ODDITY: It is World Space Week apparently. The timing is so it roughly coincides with the anniversary this week of the launch of the first human-made satellite, Sputnik 1. But in which year was that launch?

    Sputnik 1 replica

  4. 4.REST WELL: We lost Michael Gambon last week. As well as blessing us with his presence in the Singing Detective and Peter Greenaway’s The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover, Gambon played Kazran Sardick and his father, Elliot, in which Doctor Who Christmas special?

    Tardis

  5. 5.MATHS WITH GOTHS: Fields of the Nephilim have built a number machine that takes the form “Input → -6 → x2 → +2 → Output”. What is the output if singer Carl McCoy puts in 1 as the input?

    Fields of the Nephilim

  6. 6.MATHS WITH RISHI SUNAK: At the weekend UK prime minister Rishi Sunak told Laura Kuenssberg on television that inflation is a tax. Is inflation a tax?

    Rishi Sunak

  7. 7.GCSE BIOLOGY CORNER: What process do producers complete that others in a food chain do not?

    A puzzled man

  8. 8.HELPS YOU WORK REST AND PLAY: Earlier this year Mars bars trialled eco-friendly paper wrappers. But when was the confectionery first introduced?

    Mars bar

  9. 9.REVOLUTION #9: It is the anniversary of the 5 October revolution when Portugal overthrew their monarchy (not pictured) and became a republic. When?

    The famous Cristiano Ronaldo statue

  10. 10.ODDS OR EVENS WITH SHAKIN’ STEVENS: This week the Welsh rock’n’roll legend wants to know how many moons does the planet Neptune have?

    Shakin' Stevens

  11. 11.NORTH OR SOUTH WITH THE POKÉMON MEOWTH: Which of these central American countries contains the farthest mainland northern point?

    Pokémon Meowth in a Walthamstow pub using Pokémon Go

  12. 12.TELEVISION PERSONALITIES: It is the anniversary of the first ever televised address by a US president from the Oval Office, made in 1947. By which president?

    A general view of the White House in Washington

  13. 13.FORTY LOVE: 5 October is a busy day in history. It is also the anniversary of the death of Roland Garros. The tennis complex where the French Open is played is named in his honour. But what did he do to become famous?

    Women's singles trophy at the French Open

  14. 14.FORTY WINKS: This is Willow, the official dog of the Guardian Thursday quiz, asleep. Sleep in humans is divided into REM sleep and non-REM sleep. How many stages of non-REM sleep are there according to the NHS?

    Willow, the official dog of the Guardian Thursday quiz, asleep

  15. 15.HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME: Which member of Sparks shares their birthday (today) with the quiz master?

    Sparks at the Royal Albert Hall

If you really do think there has been an egregious error in one of the questions or answers – and can show your working – feel free to email martin.belam@theguardian.com, but remember the quiz master’s word is final and he really has got better things to do on his birthday than read his email.


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