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Newshound Quiz
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 “Ireland takes over the EU presidency” week to those who celebrate. In case you’ve already lost track, this isn’t the same as President of the European Commission, President of the European Council or President of the European Parliament. (Yes, those are all different jobs, the EU loves some institutional word salad)
Thankfully, the rest of this week’s news is a little easier to digest. Let’s see how much you remember.
The World Cup has reached the knockout rounds, and there has already been a few surprising results. Which team beat Germany on Monday?
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Paraguay
Morocco
Senegal
Sweden
An air defence frigate from which European nation was spotted in the Irish Sea this week as part of a number of additional security measures being taken for the EU presidency?
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Italy
France
Denmark
Germany
Which country officially joined the Eurovision Song Contest this week?
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Algeria
Canada
Mexico
New Zealand
A couple were arrested in the US on Wednesday for scaling which landmark site?
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The Empire State Building
The Golden Gate Bridge
The Lincoln Memorial
The Statue of Liberty
It was confirmed this week that on-the-spot fines for littering will increase from €150 to how much from 1 September?
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€180
€200
€250
€300
The Houses of the Oireachtas Commission is set to splash out to keep Leinster House stocked with its own brand of mid-range red and white wine. How much are they expected to be spending?
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€280,000
€320,000
€370,000
€400,000
June was a very warm month. How many Met Éireann stations around the country broke their June maximum temperature records?
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8
10
11
13
Dublin City Council granted planning permission this week for a purpose-built student accommodation development next to Croke Park, despite local objections. How tall will it be?
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10 storeys
14 storeys
16 storeys
19 storeys
After performing two sold-out nights at the Aviva Stadium, Metallica donated how much money to Irish charities?
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€20,000
€50,000
€70,000
€80,000
A secretive international conference linked to billionaire investor and Donald Trump ally Peter Thiel was cancelled today following weeks of controversy over its planned staging at a hotel in which county?
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Co Longford
Co Clare
Co Wicklow
Co Kildare
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Certified Newshound
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You scored out of !
Paperboy
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You scored out of !
Glasses bunny
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