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Newshound Quiz 50

The Journal Friday Newshound Quiz

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12.48pm, 19 Apr 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.

Can you believe it? We’ve made it to the 50th edition of The Journal Friday Newshound Quiz. The golden anniversary, the half-century, two-score-and-ten, the big Hawaii Five-0.

Alright, well that’s enough of that. Here’s the quiz.

It was announced this week that Katie Taylor's rematch with Amanda Serrano will be exclusively broadcast by which streaming platform?
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Amazon Prime Video
DAZN

Apple TV
Netflix
Which city's stock exchange building was partially destroyed by a fire this week?
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Stockholm
Copenhagen

Oslo
Amsterdam
Taylor Swift released her new album today. What's it called?
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The Tortured Poets Department
The Tortured Genius Department

The Lonely Hearts Department
The Starving Artist Department
Which former Irish footballer this week called the FAI's search for a men's team manager 'a bit of a shambles'?
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John O'Shea
Shay Given

Roy Keane
James McClean
Research published this week looked at Ireland's relationship with alcohol. Where does Ireland rank globally when it comes to the number of pubs per capita?
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1st
2nd

3rd
26th
At least 108 students were arrested this week on the campus of which US university while protesting Israel's war in Gaza?
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Columbia
Harvard

Princeton
Yale
Women up to what age will be able to avail of the free contraceptive scheme under new plans announced this week?
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25
30

35
40
The husband of which UK political figure was charged this week with embezzlement of funds from a political party?
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Liz Truss
Theresa May

Nicola Sturgeon
Suella Braverman
Which country was hit by its worst flooding in 75 years this week?
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Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates

Bahrain
Qatar
As of this week's update, how many cases of measles have been recorded in Ireland so far this year?
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16
61

116
160
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