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Newshound Quiz 57

The Journal Friday Newshound Quiz

Are you a bona fide newshound?
4.15pm, 14 Jun 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.

Wasn’t much on this week, obviously. Not much to talk about, really. Can’t think of anything, actually. What about you guys? Anything new?

Who completed the final lap during Ireland's gold medal performance in the 4x400m mixed relay event at the European Athletic Championships?
Rhasidat Adeleke
Thomas Barr

Sharlene Mawdsley
Chris O'Donnell
Which of these parties received the least number of council seats following last week's local elections?
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Green Party
Aontú

Independent Ireland
PBP-Solidarity
Visits to which famous global landmark were suspended this week amid a heatwave?
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Acropolis
Grand Canyon

Eiffel Tower
Wall of China
A snap election will be held in which European country after the country's far right made major gains in the European elections?
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Germany
Sweden

France
Poland
Which of these actors took a selfie with Dublin firefighters this week after they extinguished a fire at their hotel?
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Nicola Coughlan
Bill Hader

John Travolta
Henry Winkler
Did Enoch Burke lose his defamation case against Sunday Independent publisher Mediahuis this week?
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Yes
No
Who won the race to be Limerick's first directly elected mayor this week?
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Helen O’Donnell
John Moran

Dee Ryan
Maurice Quinlivan
Which of these candidates failed to be elected by the Dublin constituency in the European election?
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Regina Doherty
Lynn Boylan

Ciarán Cuffe
Barry Andrews
Which Irish politician was named European of the Year by NGO European Movement Ireland this week?
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Clare Daly
Michael D Higgins

Leo Varadkar
Paschal Donohoe
Which Irish actor starred in the music video for Sabrina Carpenter's single Please Please Please, released this week?
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Paul Mescal
Barry Keoghan

Robert Sheehan
Jessie Buckley
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