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Newshound Quiz
The Journal Friday Newshound Quiz
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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.
The sunny and warm weather has taken a turn, the Leaving Cert results are out and another Rose of Tralee has been crowned. I’m sad to report that summer is beginning to show some fairly ominous signs of coming to an end.
Before we start thinking about September, though, how closely were you paying attention to the news this week?
Two powerful earthquakes struck which country within hours of each other on Saturday?
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Japan
Indonesia
Philippines
New Zealand
Irish footballer Troy Parrott completed a move this week to which Spanish club?
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Villarreal
Real Betis
Real Sociedad
Sevilla
Which pub chain announced this week that customers would be banned from playing music out loud or taking calls on speaker?
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Wetherspoons
Brewdog
Greene King
Fuller's
Paul Mescal, Barry Keoghan and other stars of the upcoming Beatles biopics were photographed this week recreating which famous album cover?
Sony Pictures
Let It Be
Revolver
Abbey Road
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
How many people attended Dublin’s Mater Misericordiae Hospital’s eye emergency department this week over concerns about damage to their eyes following the solar eclipse?
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One
Two
Three
Four
The mayor of which Italian city banned bicycles from parts of its centre after being hit by an e-bike himself last month?
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Milan
Como
Brindisi
Pisa
Who was crowned the 2026 Rose of Tralee this week?
Andres Poveda
Suad Mooge (Dublin)
Catherine Cullen (Leitrim)
Caoilfhinn Ní Choiligh (Westmeath)
Rebecca Collins (Roscommon)
Donald Trump threatened to bomb which country this week if it got in the way of a US deal with Iran?
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Qatar
Oman
Saudi Arabia
Jordan
Ireland's Ellen Walshe won gold in which events at the European Aquatics Championships last week?
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200m and 400m individual medley
200m and 400m freestyle
100m and 200m butterfly
100m and 200m backstroke
Which social media platform declined an invitation this week to appear before the Oireachtas Media Committee over videos featuring stolen cars and garda pursuits?
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Instagram
Snapchat
Facebook
TikTok
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