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How much do you know about this week’s news? Take our quiz

How much did you take in?
9.30am, 8 Aug 2015
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BEEN PAYING ATTENTION this week?

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…

Which Sinn Féin representative visited Ibrahim Halawa in jail on Monday?
Matt Carthy
Lynn Boylan

Gerry Adams
Martin McGuinness
A minion blocked a road in Dublin on Monday. Where in Dublin?
Santry
Artane

Coolock
Swords
Two people were shot dead at a party in Toronto hosted by which rapper?
Dr Dre
Drake

Eminem
Lil Wayne
Work installing the Luas Cross-City tracks started this week. How far will it go on Dublin's northside?
Harristown
Drumcondra

Broombridge
Finglas
It was revealed that which food ended the Cloverhill prison riot last week?
Curry chips
Burgers

Chicken balls
Snack boxes
Which Naval Service vessel has been in action in the Mediterranean this week?
LÉ Aisling
LÉ Orla

LÉ Ciara
LÉ Niamh
Actor George Cole died. Which show made his name?
Upstairs Downstairs
Allo Allo

Open All Hours
Minder
Dil Wickremasinghe breastfed live on which TV3 show?
Xpose
Ireland AM

The Late Review
Midday
Which STI has surged in Dublin?
Chlamydia
Syphilis

Herpes
Genital warts
North Korea has decided to change what?
Its leader
Its currency

Its time zone
Its capital
Answer all the questions to see your result!
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Top Dog!
You've remembered all of this week. Fair play!
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You scored out of !
Clever Cat!
You did really well. Take a well earned break and bask in your cleverness.
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You scored out of !
Fintastic!
A decent display.
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What are ewe doing?!
Not great
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You scored out of !
Turtle-y awful
Terrible.
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