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

How closely were you paying attention?
7.00pm, 21 Nov 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 TMNT scale of intelligence.

Deep breath, here goes…

Whetherspoons bought this nightclub this week. What Dublin suburb is it in?
Swords
Blanchardstown

Clondalkin
Tallaght
Which once panic-inducing illness made a reappearance in the UK this week?
SARS
Swine Flu

Bird Flu
Rubella
Which biscuit was controversially axed from the Afternoon Tea biscuits this week?
Jelly Star
Chocolate Ring

Shortbread
Wafer
What was killer Charles Manson given permission to do this week?
Leave prison
Go gluten free

Get married
Play video games
Which US city saw 8 people die while clearing snow this week?
Buffalo
Detroit

Philadelphia
Chicago
How much will a single person pay for water for the the next three years? (If they sign up and avail of all allowances, that is)
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€160
€360

€260
€60
This TD made, then retracted, comments linking water protesters with ISIS. But what's his name?
Michael Creed
Joe Carey

Noel Coonan
Pat Deering
Which Newstalk presenter was on the end of a "daft" BAI ruling this week?
Chris Donohue
Ivan Yates

George Hook
Pat Kenny
What did new files reveal the government had been briefed on in 1950?
Russian spies
UFOs

Nuclear War
Communism
Brian O'Driscoll and Amy Huberman welcomed a son this week. What did they name him?
Frankie
Stevie

Charlie
Billy
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You're Donatello
You're a genius. You're smarter than your friends. And you know it.
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You're Leonardo
Not the smartest in your group, but you make up for it. Don't you?
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You're Raphael
You're a different type of smart...
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You're Michaelangelo
At least you're fun, eh?
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