The Journal Friday Newshound Quiz

SOME SAY THE news is the first draft of history. Others might think of it as watching pub quiz questions unfold in real-time.

While this may be the 69th edition of The Journal Friday Newshound Quiz, you will need to get your mind out of the gutter and into the news in order to get full marks this week. Give it your best shot.

A statue of whom in Antrim Castle Gardens faced criticism from the public this week, including one call to "melt it and start again"?

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George Best

Queen Elizabeth II

Mary McAleese

Van Morrison

Iconic Irish musicians who passed away last year were honoured this week with which commemorative artefacts?

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Coins

Paintings

Stamps

Statues

Dublin city traffic lights will now have what to remind left-turning vehicles they must allow cyclists to take a turn first?

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A flashing amber bike symbol

A flashing amber arrow

A flashing amber X

A flashing amber hand

Which rockstar this week publicly announced that he had fathered a baby outside his marriage?

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James Hetfield

Billie Joe Armstrong

Noel Gallagher

Dave Grohl

In their first set of games under new coach Heimir Hallgrimsson, Ireland lost to which two teams?

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Iceland and Greece

Finland and England

England and Greece

Finland and Greece

Veteran sports commentator George Hamilton announced this week he'd be taking up a new position where?

International Sports Press Association

Premier Sports

Sky Sports

TNT Sports

Virgin Media Sports

Donald Trump and other Republicans have this week begun repeating false claims about immigrants eating pets in which US state?

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Ohio

Iowa

Idaho

Georgia

Kamala Harris won the endorsement of which superstar musician after this week's debate against Donald Trump?

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Beyoncé

Dolly Parton

Taylor Swift

Kanye West

Which Irish sportsperson ended their partnership with Kingspan following a damning report on the Grenfell Tower fire which criticised the company?

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Katie Taylor

Daniel Wiffen

Rory McIlroy

Shane Lowry

What was the name of the SpaceX mission that saw a group of billionaires become the first private citizens to complete a spacewalk this week?

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Solaris Dawn

Polaris Dawn

Arcturus Dawn

Saturnalia Dawn

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