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

How closely were you paying attention?
10.25pm, 24 Oct 2014
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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 Friends scale of intelligence.

Deep breath, here goes…

A woman tested negative for Ebola on Monday at which Dublin hospital?
Beaumont
James Connolly, Blanchardstown

St James's
The Mater
Actress Lynda Bellingham died on Monday. What adverts made her a household name?
Gravy Rich
Oxo

Knorr
Bisto
Which magazine apologised to Justin Timberlake on Tuesday after action taken in an Irish court?
Heat
Vanity Fair

Grazia
Vogue
Lovely Ireland was named one of the top countries in the world to come to on holiday by Lonely Planet. But who was number 1?
Wikimedia
Nicaragua
Wikimedia
Lithuania

Namibia
Wikimedia
Singapore
Which competition will see a record number of entries next year?
Donall Farmer/INPHO
The All Ireland Senior Football Championship
Photocall Ireland
The National Ploughing Championships

BT Young Scientist Competition
The Rose of Tralee
Which greyhound track was slated to be sold this week?
Harold's Cross
Shelbourne Park

Curraheen Park
Clonmel
What was named the word of the year this week?
Shutterstock
Adorkable
Twerking

Photobomb
Bakeoff
What got two Italian men charged with a breach of the peace on Thursday?
Shutterstock
Fighting
Shutterstock
Kissing

Shutterstock
Drinking
Shutterstock
Praying
What did Ryanair say they are changing this week?
Photocall Ireland
How travel insurance is sold
Michael O'Leary's jeans

The colour of their planes
The price of tea
What vaguely retro product did Facebook roll out on Friday?
PA Images
Quizzes about yourself
Chat rooms

Customisable backgrounds
Internet access CD-ROMs
Answer all the questions to see your result!
You scored out of !
You're Ross!
You're smart, but you won't tire of telling people about it.
Share your result:
You scored out of !
You're Monica!
Those wrong answers are going to gnaw at you all week, aren't they?
Share your result:
You scored out of !
You're Chandler!
At least you don't need smarts for your job as a.....transpondster?
Share your result:
You scored out of !
You're Rachel!
A mixture of looks and some intelligence. Good for you.
Share your result:
You scored out of !
You're Phoebe!
A broken clock and all that.
Share your result:
You scored out of !
You're Joey!
Eh.....at least you're pretty?
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