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Newshound Quiz 61

The Journal Friday Newshound Quiz

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4.37pm, 12 Jul 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.

Say, any of you guys catch that Joe Biden press conference last night? Good stuff. Reassuring. Definitely not the kind of performance that would yield not one but two questions in this week’s quiz.

Which high-profile Fine Gael politician announced this week that they would not be seeking reelection to Dáil Éireann?
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Leo Varadkar
Charlie Flanagan

Helen McEntee
Simon Coveney
A deadly virus has killed two of which animal in Dublin Zoo and infected a third?
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Elephants
Giraffes

Lions
Penguins
How did Joe Biden misrefer to Kamala Harris in a press conference this week?
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Vice President Clinton
Vice President Obama

Vice President Trump
Vice President Biden
Can't believe we can do another one of these: How did Joe Biden misrefer to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a speech to Nato this week?
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President Putin
President Ukraine

President Kyiv
President Moscow
Which musician notably played a gig this week in Castlerea Prison for prison staff but not prisoners?
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Nathan Carter
Daniel O'Donnell

Brian Kennedy
Ronan Keating
Who was named as the new Ireland men's football manager by the FAI this week?
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Lars Lagerback
Heimir Halgrímsson

Lee Carsley
John O'Shea
A fire broke out at a famous Gothic cathedral in which French city this week?
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Rennes
Rouen

Lens
Cannes
Who scored a late winner to take England to the final of Euro 2024 this week?
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Harry Kane
Jude Bellingham

Ollie Watkins
Phil Foden
Which Hollywood actor wrote an op-ed in the New York Times this week calling on Joe Biden to step down?
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Susan Sarandon
Mark Ruffalo

Martin Sheen
George Clooney
Which tech giant is Denis O'Brien suing in Irish court?
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TikTok
Meta

Google
Twitter
Answer all the questions to see your result!
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Paperboy
You're on the right track, kid.
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