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How closely were you paying attention?
8.30pm, 5 Dec 2015
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Let’s see about that. Take our weekly news quiz and see how well the stories of the week registered in your brain.

There are no prizes, so cheating is kind of pointless. You can, however measure where you are on the animal scale of intelligence.

Deep breath, here goes…

A burglar died in a California house. Where was he hiding when it happened?
In the chimney
In the fridge

Under the stairs
In the attic
What has 150 world leaders in Paris this week?
Memorial services
Climate talks

Migration crisis talks
Trade discussions
Labour's new ad says the recovery is being felt because people can now do what?
Buy cars
Go on dates

Change jobs
Order pizza
Lara Reddy's father said she had received abuse after her appearance on The Late Late Toy Show. Which cartoon did she sing a song about?
Octonauts
Henry Hugglemonster

My Little Pony
Spongebob Squarepants
Ireland had how much of a surplus at the end of last month?
€3.43 million
€34.3 million

€343 million
€3.43 billion
This senator made some controversial comments about fatal foetal abnormalities. What's his name?
Paul Bradbury
Paul Bradford

Ronan Mullen
Stephen Lyons
Six in ten Irish people have given up on what according to a new survey?
The Fine Gael-Labour coalition
Owning their own home

Emigrated family members returning
Getting Toy Show tickets
After the San Bernadino shootings, there has been a mass shooting (more than four injuries) how often in the US this year?
One a day
One a week

One every two days
Two a day
Members of the EU want to restrict the free movement of people for two years. Which town is the movement area named after?
Maastricht
Schengen

Antwerp
Leipzig
Stone Temple Pilots singer Scott Weiland died this week. What was the name of the supergroup he fronted that featured former members of Guns N’ Roses?
Hollywood Rose
Slash's Snakepit

Velvet Revolver
Road Crew
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