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The Journal Friday Newshound Quiz

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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.

Look, the Olympics is on and we’re doing quite well, so a lot of these questions are going to be about the Olympics. If you haven’t been watching the Olympics, you’re probably not going to enjoy this quiz very much. But do your best, anyway!

The results of an election in which South American country were disputed by the United States this week?
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Colombia
Venezuela

Bolivia
Guyana
Following an announcement this week, Ireland is set to get its first _______ in 2027?
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Olympic-sized swimming pool
Monorail

White water rafting facility
Velodrome
Irish swimmer Daniel Wiffen won gold in which Olympic event this Tuesday?
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Men's 50m freestyle
Men's 100m butterfly

Men's 800 metre freestyle
Men's 200m breaststroke
Who was Donald Trump addressing this week when he controversially said Kamala Harris "happened to turn black"?
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The National Association of Black Journalists
The Black Youth Project

The NAACP
The NRA
In which city was Hamas political leader Ismael Haniyeh assassinated this week?
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Damascus
Doha

Tehran
Tel Aviv
Which actor is confirmed to be playing Mick McCarthy in an upcoming dramatisation of the 2002 Saipan affair?
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Pierse Brosnan
Michael Sheen

Steve Coogan
Sean Bean
UFC fighter and boxer Conor McGregor was banned from driving for how long after appearing in court this week?
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Six months
A year

18 months
Two years
Which Fine Gael TD became the latest to announce they would not be standing for reelection this week?
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Charlie Flanagan
Michael Ring

Peter Burke
Neale Richmond
Which animal spent nearly 25 minutes on the pitch during last weekend's All Ireland Men's Football Final?
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Seagull
Pigeon

Cat
Hare
Mona McSharry won which medal in the 100 metre breaststroke this week?
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Gold
Silver

Bronze
Answer all the questions to see your result!
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You scored out of !
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Paperboy
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You scored out of !
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