The Journal Friday Newshound Quiz

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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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