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O'Connor passed away one year ago this week. Alamy Stock Photo
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Quiz: How much do you know about Sinéad O'Connor?

O’Connor is remembered as one of the greats of Irish music.
10.00pm, 27 Jul 2024
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FAMED IRISH SINGER Sinéad O’Connor’s first anniversary took place yesterday, marking one year since she passed away unexpectedly in London.

She was 56 years old, and had a varied and vibrant career since she rose to fame in the late 1980s.

So: How much do you know about Sinéad O’Connor?

O'Connor was propelled to a new level of fame after single Nothing Compares 2 U became a global hit in 1990. But who wrote the song?
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Prince
Freddie Mercury

Elton John
David Bowie
On Saturday Night Live in 1992, O'Connor controversially tore up a picture of the Pope after performing which song?
Saturday Night Live
Amhrán na bhFiann
War

Drink Before the War
The Woman in The Wall
In 2014, Sinead had a hit with a song that shares a title with a track by Hozier - what was it?
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Why Would You Be Loved
All Things End

Empire Now
Take Me to Church
Which of these songs is not O'Connor's?
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Zombie
I Want Your

In This Heart
The Emperor's New Clothes
In 1999, O'Connor shocked the world by doing which?
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Announcing she was running for President
Saying she was converting to Islam

She was suing the Church
Becoming ordained as a priest
What was the name of O'Connor's 2021 memoir?
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Dwellings
Rememberings

Nothing Compares
Reminiscences
O'Connor is one of how many artists to not to accept a Grammy award upon winning?
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One
Two

Four
Eight
In 1990, O'Connor's music was banned by several New York radio stations. Why was this?
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She swore through her songs
She would only sing in Irish

She refused to have the American national anthem played before her concert
She heavily criticised then-president, George H. W. Bush
O'Connor had a row with which former Disney star after penning an open letter?
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Miley Cyrus
Zendaya

Bella Thorne
Demi Lovato
What was the name of her debut album?
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Soul Mining
I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got

Universal Mother
The Lion and The Cobra
Answer all the questions to see your result!
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You scored out of !
Nothing Compares 2 U
The creme-de-la-creme of Sinead O'Connor fans.
Share your result:
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You scored out of !
Heroine
A true O'Connor fan.
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You scored out of !
I Believe in You
You're on the right track...
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You scored out of !
Success Has Made a Failure of Our Home
Have you turned the radio on before?
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