From Divine, Frank Fiegel and Helen Kane to the West Sussex estate pioneering rewilding, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz

1 Which classic of political theory was dedicated to Lorenzo de Medici?
2 What is the only jazz act to win the Mercury Music prize?
3 Spanish is an official language of which African country?
4 What 2026 release is said to be the most expensive entertainment product ever created?
5 Which West Sussex estate is a pioneer of rewilding?
6 Which gas is named from the Greek for “lazy”?
7 US doctor Sara Cohen writes bestsellers under what pseudonym?
8 Which coffee chain was founded in London in 1971?
What links:
9 c 6000BC; 79; 512; 1631; 1906; 1944?
10 Divine (witch); Frank Fiegel (sailor); Helen Kane (flapper); The Beatles (vultures)?
11 Mark Brown; Mo Johnston; Kenny Miller; Steven Pressley?
12 Bag; dismiss; plunder; sherry for Falstaff?
13 Caring; Elvis; Famous Five; Revenge; Travolta?
14 Grease; A Chorus Line; Cats; The Phantom of the Opera (currently)?
15 Martin Gilbert; Roy Jenkins; William Manchester; Andrew Roberts?

Hidden gems can be unearthed, but you have to dig deep into the bargain bins of countless outdated Fifas, Wii Fits without the controllers and partially finished quizshow games

As an eternally optimistic charity shop fan, I hold on to the fantasy that one day I’ll walk into my local Oxfam and find a pristine copy of the Sega Saturn shooter Burning Rangers for £1.50. Or perhaps a box full of old Neo Geo carts for a quid each. Sadly, this is now unlikely. Charity shops have caught on to the fact that old video games – like old vinyl albums – are highly collectible, and so they’re putting the good stuff on eBay. That’s fine, it’s their job to raise money, not to provide opportunist swine like me with bargains. But what games can you find tucked away in your local branch of Barnardo’s? To find out I visited about 40 charity stores across the country. Here is what I discovered on the shelves … And please do share your own charity shop gaming finds in the comments!