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20 years on

Quiz: How well do you remember 1998?

Cast your mind back and see how well you can remember the year that was.
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THE ECONOMY WAS booming, we had to watch a French team lift a World Cup that Ireland didn’t even make it to, and there was plenty of talk of impeaching the US President.

And no, we’re not talking about 2018 here. 

There are more than a few parallels between this year and 1998, but how well do you remember 20 years ago?

What date was the Good Friday Agreement signed?
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30 March
4 April

10 April
15 April
Which county won the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship?
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Offaly
Kilkenny

Tipperary
Galway
Dermot Morgan sadly passed away this year... what was the name of the final episode of Father Ted that aired in the same year?
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The Mainland
Flight Into Terror

Night of the Nearly Dead
Going to America
What was Bill Clinton talking about when he said: "It depends upon what the meaning of the word 'is' is"?
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Attempts to help broker the Good Friday Agreement
His alleged affair with Monica Lewinski

The Iraq disarmament crisis
When asked if Tony Blair is a friend of his
Which music act had the most hits in the UK top ten charts this year?
Celine Dion
Aqua

B*Witched
Natalie Imbruglia
Who scored the 3rd goal as France cruised to a 3-0 victory against Brazil in the World Cup Final?
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Zinedine Zidane
Youri Djorkaeff

Lillian Thuram
Emmanuel Petit
What was the great storm that hit Ireland in December called?
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Hurricane Stephen
Storm Kris

Hurricane Noel
Storm Santa
Who gave a historic address to the Oireachtas on 26 November?
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Bill Clinton
Tony Blair

Kofi Annan
Nelson Mandela
Who won the Academy Award for Best Actress at the Oscars that year?
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Jodie Foster
Meryl Streep

Helen Hunt
Kate Winslet
Which famous tech company was founded in California in September that year?
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Youtube
Facebook

Napster
Google
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Top Dog!
Great job
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Clever Cat!
Almost purrfect
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Fintastic
A solid effort
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What are ewe doing!?
Baaaaaad
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Turtley Awful!
A shell of a bad effort
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