Sunday 11th January 2026
    Difficulty: Medium

    Laughing stocks (#1,150)

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    1. In which Shakespeare play does Sir Hugh Evans say to Dr Caius: “Pray you let us not be laughing stocks to other men’s humours: I desire you in friendship, and I will one way or other make you amends.”

    2. Which band thought they would win new fans by giving away their album with iTunes, but instead became a laughing stock?

    3. Who did Liz Truss, whose brief tenure as UK prime minister made her an international laughing stock, compare herself to?

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