WELCOME TO THE second in our series of birthday games.

To celebrate Journal Media turning 5, we’ve created a very special set of quizzes for you guys in the media agencies to enjoy, each one based off one of our three titles. Last week, it was DailyEdge.ie‘s turn.

This week, we turn our attention to The42.ie, with TheJournal.ie coming up next.

Each quiz means the chance to win a great prize. Last week, it was a show of your choice at 3 Arena, dinner for 2 with wine, access to Premium Club after the show.

And the winner is – drumroll please…

Dave Thompson from Starcom.

Hurray, well done Dave!

Now on to The42.ie - our sports publication, aimed at the all-round sports fan, tracking the stories on and off the pitch that people are talking about.

What could I win this time?

A trip for 2 to Cheltenham for the Gold Cup – including a day in Chester, 2 nights hotel in Birmingham, full days racing Gold Cup Day, Friday March 18th.

How do I enter?

Simply:

• Complete the quiz below
• Tweet your result with the button below
• Entries close at 5pm today

Anything else?

Well, now that you ask… There’s one big prize in the works for when everyone has completed all three publication quizzes. The prize might involve the winner lounging on a sunny beach in the Canaries in the middle of our bleak winter… So stay tuned.

Good luck!

1. We’ve liveblogged hundreds of events from Vegas to Rio to Thurles. What’s been our most popular minute-by-minute report?

Ireland v Estonia, Euro 2012 play-off, second leg

Kilkenny v Tipperary, All-Ireland final 2013

Kerry v Mayo in Limerick, All-Ireland SFC semi-final replay 2014

Conor McGregor v Chad Mendes

2. There’s nothing like a Giovanni Trapattoni press conference we learned over the course of his Ireland tenure. Who was his interpreter usually?

Manuela Spinelli

Marco Tardelli

Liam Brady

Roy Keane

3. In which London venue did Katie Taylor win her Olympic gold medal in 2012?

Wembley

The Ally Pally

The Olympic Stadium

The ExCel

4. We changed our name in January 2015. What does The42 refer to?

The meaning of life

The opening up of Croke Park thanks to the relaxation of Rule 42

The number of journalists who put the site together every day

It just looks good on hoodies

5. Simon Zebo and Paddy Jackson broke the internet during one Ireland tour with their now-famous lip-snycing rapping video from camp. Which two rappers were they impersonating?

Jay-Z and Kanye

Big Boi and Andre 3000

Tupac and Biggie

Ice Cube and Dre

6. Henry Shefflin retired after winning another All-Ireland in 2014. How many Celtic Crosses does the Kilkenny icon have?

8

9

10

11

7. Apart from competitions, the story that provoked the most debate on our site was from this year’s GAA championship. What was the topic?

Another Joe Brolly rant

Dublin star Diarmuid Connolly getting his red card rescinded

Cork losing to Kildare

Joe Canning’s ridiculous goal against Kilkenny in the Leinster championship

8. Brian O’Driscoll bowed out for Ireland with a Six Nations title, fittingly. Where was his dramatic swansong?

London

Paris

Cardiff

Dublin

9. Robbie Keane has now scored a remarkable 67 international goals, bringing him to within one of which legendary footballer?

Gerd Muller

Ferenc Puskas

Bobby Charlton

Romario

10. Who is the only fighter to go the distance with Conor McGregor in the UFC so far?

Jose Aldo

Ronda Rousey

Max Holloway

Chad Mendes

11. Which Booker Prize winner co-wrote Roy Keane's much-publicised second autobiography?

John Banville

Roddy Doyle

Anne Enright

Ian McEwan

12. We've had some memorable All-Ireland winning speeches over the years. Which victorious skipper added another with his 'See Yiz In Coppers' rallying call?

Seán Óg Ó hAilpín

Joey Holden

Bryan Cullen

Colm Cooper

13. Rory McIlroy was engaged to which tennis ace?

Serena Williams

Maria Sharapova

Petra Kvitova

Caroline Wozniacki

14. Who scored the winning goal in the 2014 World Cup final?

Mario Gotze

Thomas Muller

Lionel Messi

James Rodriguez

15. John Giles and Eamon Dunphy spent one memorable afternoon in the office with us last summer to talk football and play foosball. Which superstar did Dunphy memorably label a spoofer?

Diego Maradona

Leo Messi

Cristiano Ronaldo

Pele

Answer all the questions to see your result!

You scored out of !

Woo hoo! You got Brian Cody

You're a trophy-winning machine. Pat yourself on the back.

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You scored out of !

Hmm... You got Martin O'Neill,

You hoping for a play-off, is it?

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You scored out of !

Uh oh. You got Eamon Dunphy

Ah here. Do you even know the players' names?

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So, don’t forget to tweet your result in order to be in with a chance to win. If you don’t have Twitter, you can send your result to 5thbirthday@thejournal.ie. And stay tuned to play our TheJournal.ie quiz very soon!

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