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Newshound Quiz

The Journal Friday Newshound Quiz

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11.01pm, 19 Dec 2025
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SOME SAY THE news is the first draft of history. Others might think of it as watching pub quiz questions unfold in real-time.

Happy 19 December to those who celebrate – have you mentally clocked out for Christmas yet? How’s the shopping going? Can you fit in another night out?

If you’re feeling bombarded by festive queries, here’s some questions about the news this week to take your mind off of the merry-ness.

The Euromillions jackpot was won by an Irish family syndicate last week. What county is the syndicate from?
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Galway
Clare

Cavan
Sligo
Ex-Co Down footballer Charlie Smyth kicked a game-winning field goal on Sunday night against the Carolina Panthers in an NFL game. What team does Charlie play for?
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New Orleans Saints
Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Miami Dolphins
Green Bay Packers
Some new garda kit arrived in Ireland this week, and was put to use near the border on Tuesday. What is it?
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A mobile checkpoint van
A high-speed patrol boat

An all-terrain response vehicle
A surveillance plane
How did White House chief of staff Susie Wiles describe Donald Trump's personality during a Vanity Fair interview which was published this week?
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She said Trump has “the instincts of a TV producer"
She said Trump has “an alcoholic’s personality”

She described him as “deeply transactional"
She said he has “the impulse control of a toddler"
How much did Jim Gavin's failed presidential campaign cost Fianna Fáil?
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€150,000
€250,000

€300,000
€400,000
According to a poll by Conradh na Gaeilge, what percentage of people are in favour of more third-level courses being made available through Irish?
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54%
57%

61%
66%
The Academy Awards announced this week that the Oscars ceremony will move away from broadcast television and will be exclusively streamed on which online platform from 2029?
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Twitch
YouTube

X
Instagram Live
Greta Thunberg visited the Áras this week. What other well-known figure ran into President Connolly at the back garden of the Áras on the same day?
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Liam Cunningham
Móglaí Bap

Grian Chatten
CMAT
Pope Leo XIV made a surprise appearance on the 'best-dressed people of 2025' in which fashion magazine last week?
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GQ
Cosmopolitan

Esquire
Vogue
Ryan Tubridy is abandoning his weekday mid-morning show on Virgin Radio UK to take on new projects - including a YouTube series called...?
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The Late Show
Encore

Arty-E
The Long Goodbye
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