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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.

Happy Easter! I hope that you’ve had a Good Friday so far.

The news was well and truly hopping this week (like the Easter Bunny, get it?), but did you keep up with it?

Find out in our egg-cellent quiz below.

Fianna Fáil has picked local councillor Cillian Keane as their candidate for the Galway West by-election. How old is he?
Fianna Fáil
23
24

25
26
Actor and former governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger was presented with an honorary degree from which university on Monday?
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Trinity College
Ulster University

Queens University Belfast
University College Cork
How many people did President Catherine Connolly appoint to the Council of State this week?
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3
5

6
7
NASA's Artemis II rocket is currently on its way to travel around the Moon before returning to Earth. What record will the voyage break?
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It's the furthest from Earth any human has travelled
It's the quickest trip to the moon by a man-made vessel

It's the first NASA mission with four astronauts
All of the above
How many academics signed a letter this week calling on Taoiseach Micheál Martin to reconsider the plans to scrap the Triple Lock?
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More than 100
More than 200

More than 300
More than 400
Dublin Wax Museum unveiled a new figure this week - Taylor Swift. How much did the figure cost to make?
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€9,000
€18,000

€32,000
€40,000
RTÉ's 2FM has shaken up their roster this week. Which presenter is leaving the radio station (but not RTÉ)?
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Tracy Clifford
Carl Mullan

Katja Mia
Laura Fox
Donald Trump sparked anger in France on Wednesday after insulting the French president and his wife, imitating a French accent and saying Emmanuel Macron’s wife...
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“is a terrible lady”
“should get the hell out of France”

“treats him extremely badly”
“is not an elegant person”
Seán Sweeney, the programme director for Dublin’s long-awaited MetroLink project, announced that he is stepping down due to the the "sacrifice" of being separated from his family being "unsustainable". Where does his family live?
Darragh O\'Brien
Australia
New Zealand

Canada
Leitrim
After besting Ireland last week, Czechia went on to beat Denmark and qualify for the World Cup. Which of these countries is NOT in their group?
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Mexico
South Africa

South Korea
Haiti
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