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How much do you know about this week’s news? Take our quiz

How closely were you paying attention?
5.00pm, 7 Feb 2015
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BEEN PAYING ATTENTION this week?

Let’s see about that. Take our weekly news quiz and see how well the stories of the week registered in your brain.

There are no prizes, so cheating is kind of pointless. You can, however measure where you are on the animal scale of intelligence.

Deep breath, here goes…

The company trying to buy Aer Lingus made promises to the government on Monday. What are they called?
AIG
GIA

IGA
IAG
Ray D'Arcy returned to the airwaves on Monday. Which of these presenters did he interview?
Pat Kenny
Marty Morrissey

Gay Byrne
Ryan Tubridy
A sequel to To Kill A Mockingbird was announced this week. What is it to be called?
Go Set A Watchman
Maycomb Revisited

Scout Finch
The Rural Juror
Google said this week it wasn't planning to take on which app?
AirBnB
Uber

Twitter
Snapchat
StenaLine axed which summer route this week?
Dun Laoghaire - Holyhead
Dublin - Swansea

Rosslare - Cherbourg
Cork - Roscoff
A plane crashed into a river this week, killing at least 22 people. Where?
Taiwan
Thailand

Vietnam
Laos
What was this week said to be hidden on YouTube using Gaeilge?
Taylor Swift albums
Game of Thrones episodes

Porn
Exam answers
What was this week called "the most destructive own goal in history"?
The Port Tunnel
USC

Water Charges
The Bank Guarantee
These shop keepers sold a winning €10 million Lotto ticket. In which county?
Laois
Clare

Galway
Kildare
Sinn Féin is booking out which Dublin venue to commemorate 1916?
The Olympia
The 3Arena

Bewley's Theatre
The Ambassador
Answer all the questions to see your result!
You scored out of !
Top Dog!
You've remembered all of this week. Fair play!
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You scored out of !
Clever Cat!
You did really well. Take a well earned break and bask in your cleverness.
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You scored out of !
Fintastic
A decent display.
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You scored out of !
What are ewe doing?!
Not great, was it?
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You scored out of !
Turtle-y awful
Have you been living in your shell all week?
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