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Thursday news quiz: Liz is absurd, Apu finds words and a bloke steals a bird

Thursday news quiz: Liz is absurd, Apu finds words and a bloke steals a bird

Summary

This article presents a Thursday news quiz covering a variety of recent and interesting topics from around the world. The quiz includes questions about Canadian politics, archaeology, films, transportation projects, space missions, animal news, and pop culture.

Key Facts

  • A Canadian province held a referendum on whether to have a binding referendum on independence.
  • Archaeologists discovered the identity of bones found in a Roman sarcophagus at Westminster Abbey.
  • A documentary about Elizabeth Holmes had the biggest debut in North America since 2004, earning $15 million.
  • A new northern England city station is planned under the Northern Powerhouse Rail scheme.
  • Japan launched a space mission to collect rocks from one of Mars’s moons.
  • A man was found guilty of stealing a 27-year-old flamingo from a Las Vegas hotel.
  • The character Apu in The Simpsons has a new voice actor.
  • England’s women’s rugby team lost their first game after a 41-match unbeaten streak.
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