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How closely were you paying attention?
11.40am, 6 Dec 2014
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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…

Steph Roche was voted into the world's top 3 football goals of the year for her wonder effort this week. But who did she score the goal for?
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Raheny United
Peamount United

UCD Waves
Galway WFC
Which former Fianna Fáil minister was handed a suspended sentence for fraud this week?
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Ned O'Keefe
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Micheal Martin

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Batt O'Keefe
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Noel Ahern
Teachers went on strike on Tuesday. Why?
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Changes to the Leaving Cert
Wage cuts

Holiday changes
Changes to the Junior Cert
Nama unveiled a €150 million plan for which Dublin site?
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Central Bank
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The GPO

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Dublin Bay
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Boland's Mill
A statement by bishops will be delivered to 1,300 parishes calling what a "grave injustice"?
Same-sex marriage
Legalised abortion

Homelessness
Poverty
Wicklow singer Hozier is so massive that he played which company's fashion show this week?
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Gucci
Armani

Victoria's Secret
DKNY
An hastily-arranged emergency forum on homeless was held after a man died near Leinster House. Where was the forum held?
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Liberty Hall
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City Hall

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The Custom House
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Leinster House
The HSE got a supplementary budget for how much this week?
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€680 million
€440 million

€520 million
€590 million
Crowds chanted Eric Garner's last words at a protest against a decision not to prosecute the NYPD officer who killed him. What were they?
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You're hurting me
Please stop

I can't breathe
Don't shoot
Which country is bracing for another typhoon?
Philippines
India

Japan
Sri Lanka
Answer all the questions to see your result!
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You scored out of !
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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You scored out of !
What are ewe doing?!
Not great, was it?
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You scored out of !
Turtle-y awful
Have you been living inside your shell all week?
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