Detectives, sea monsters and stupid dangerous stunts – take the Thursday quiz

Fifteen questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes every Thursday - how will you fare?

A new year! 2022! A chance for a new beginning! A chance to put it all behind you! Everything is renewed! But not here at the Thursday quiz, where it is the same old gubbins as ever, or as one excited commentator put it last week: Sheesh Martin, the Sparks shoehorn? Again?" Ahead of you lie 15 topical and general knowledge questions, sprinkled with a generous helping of Ron from Sparks, a hidden Doctor Who reference, the wonderful Kate Bush and all your favourites. It is just for fun and there are no prizes, but let us know how you get on in the comments.

The Thursday quiz, No 37

If you do think there has been an egregious error in one of the questions or answers, please feel free to email martin.belam@theguardian.com but remember, the quiz master's word is always final, and his new year resolution was to ignore all his work emails.