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Newshound Quiz 42

The Journal Friday Newshound Quiz

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1.31pm, 16 Feb 2024
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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.

We sure hope you haven’t given up quizzing for Lent, but even if you have, you can make an exception for this… Go on, you know you want to.

A portrait of which Irish author was unveiled at the National Gallery of Ireland this week?
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Marian Keyes
Maeve Binchy

Edna O'Brien
Anne Enright
Which rock band were announced to play Croke Park in August next year?
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U2
Guns N' Roses

AC/DC
Aerosmith
Which Irish media personality got in hot water this week for inaccurate remarks made about the Irish language?
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George Hook
Ivan Yates

Síle Seoige
Dave Fanning
Which country joined Ireland in calling for an urgent review of trade between the EU and Israel this week?
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Spain
Portugal

Italy
France
Gardaí estimate that how much money has been stolen from Irish romance fraud victims in the last five years?
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€70,000
€700,000

€7,000,000
€17,000,000
The Kansas City Chiefs won the Superbowl on Sunday night. Who did they beat?
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San Francisco 49ers
Baltimore Ravens

Green Bay Packers
Detroit Lions
This painting by Belfast painter John Lavery, sold at auction this week for €30,000, depicts the trial of whom?
Dreweatts
Wolfe Tone
Robert Emmett

Roger Casement
Gerard Conlon
It was announced this week that which of these shows is making a return?
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Gavin & Stacey
Sherlock

The Inbetweeners
Downton Abbey
Which country legalised gay marriage on Thursday evening?
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Cyprus
North Macedonia

Malta
Greece
London's Overground renamed its six lines this week. Which of these is the name of a real line?
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The Thatcher Line
The Cromwell Line

The Lioness Line
The Captain Tom Line
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