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Newshound Quiz 48

The Journal Friday Newshound Quiz

Woof woof baby!

WELL, WE’VE MADE it through to the other side of the news’ worst enemy: April Fools’ Day.

We only have one question this week pertaining to April Fools Day pranks. Everything else you’ll be asked about refers to real, hard news. That’s The Journal Friday Newshound Quiz guarantee.

NOTE: A correction has been made to question number 8 due to a technical error.

Which Irish company ended up in hot water after using the GAA trademark in an April Fool's prank?
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Supervalu
Supermac's

Specsavers
Ryanair
Which of these countries legalised cannabis for recreational use this week?
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Switzerland
Austria

Germany
Liechtenstein
What is the name of the storm that is set to arrive in Ireland this weekend?
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Katherine
Kathleen

Kitty
Candy
Which county was crowned champions of the men's Division 1 football league following Sunday's league final?
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Dublin
Mayo

Kerry
Derry
Which of these senior Fine Gael cabinet ministers announced that they would be stepping down this week?
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Paschal Donohoe
Simon Coveney

Heather Humphreys
Helen McEntee
Which of these companies said this week that they intended to buy back all of its franchises in Israel?
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McDonald's
Starbucks

Mercedes Benz
Burger King
The design for the Codling Wind Park announced this week includes plans for how many wind turbines?
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10-12
60-75

110-160
500-800
Ryanair announced this week that it would resume flights to Israel in which month?
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May
June

July
August
Under proposals by the White House and Nasa to create a new timezone for the Earth's Moon, what would the name of timezone be?
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Greenwich Moon Time
Agreed Lunar Time

Coordinated Lunar Time
Relative Lunar Tempo
According to Fifa's latest world rankings, where do Ireland's men and women's teams rank, respectively?
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25th & 10th
33rd & 16th

60th & 25th
75th & 33rd
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