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

How closely were you paying attention?
1.00pm, 20 Mar 2015
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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 animal scale of intelligence.

Deep breath, here goes…

On Monday, Ryanair was reported to be doing what, before it was rubbished on Thursday?
Transatlantic flights
Charging for toilets

A Michael O'Leary calendar
Buying Aer Lingus
Irish radio paid tribute to Tony Fenton on Monday by playing which song?
Brown Eyed Girl
R-E-S-P-E-C-T

Say A Little Prayer
Teenage Kicks
Enda Kenny and a bunch of Irish people called round to the White House on Tuesday. What gift did the NOT give Barack Obama?
A bowl of shamrock
Books

Irish beef
A bag of Tayto
Which world landmark didn't go green for St Patrick's Day?
The Empire State Building
The London Eye

Christ The Redeemer
The Pentagon
A Goldman Sachs economist said what was a threat to Ireland's economy?
Climate change
Water protesters

Sinn Féin
Daylight Savings Time
UK Chancellor George Osborne announced the budget this week. Which of these measures did he take?
Raised the minimum wage
Increase price of a pint

Joined the Euro
Raise income tax
It emerged that John Perry hired his wife as his assistant this week. At which department was a junior minister?
Health
Justice

Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
Finance
Which member of One Direction quit the band's current tour due to stress?
Harry
Niall

Liam
Zayn
Cloud cover spoiled the solar eclipse for many, but where was the site of total eclipse (which was also clouded over)?
Denmark
Greenland

Iceland
Faroe Isles
A Renua Ireland candidate had a Twitter baptism of fire after saying what was a lifestyle choice?
Poverty
Sexuality

Being on welfare
Crime
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Top Dog!
You've remembered all of this week. Fair play!
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Clever Cat!
You did really well. Take a well earned break and bask in your cleverness.
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Fintastic!
A decent display.
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What are ewe doing?!
Not great, was it?
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Turtle-y awful
Have you been inside your shell all week?
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    Al Ca
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    Mar 20th 2015, 1:30 PM

    Meow!

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    Sheik Yahbouti
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    Mar 20th 2015, 3:00 PM

    Same here. In my defence I have to say they were two truly fatuous remarks.

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    Stephen Fagan
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    Mar 20th 2015, 1:16 PM

    Questions about who left the One Direction tour due to stress, and no question about the next Right2Water demonstration this Saturday. Gotta love the news!

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    One Human Being
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    Mar 20th 2015, 1:30 PM

    Looking forward to matching tomorrow and not paying when bills come on Aprils fools day. Quango water can go copulate themselves.

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    One Human Being
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    Mar 20th 2015, 1:30 PM

    Marching :damn you AUTOCORRECT

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    Colin Reilly
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    Mar 20th 2015, 1:51 PM

    Ahem… WAA WAA WAA WAA WAA!

    That’s you.

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    vv7k7Z3c
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    Mar 20th 2015, 2:09 PM

    Stephen,

    This is a quiz about things that have happened.

    What question could I possibly ask about an event that hasn’t happened?

    Paul

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    Super Hanz
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    Mar 20th 2015, 2:32 PM

    Just the big press conference that they had during the week would suffice

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    vv7k7Z3c
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    Mar 20th 2015, 2:36 PM

    The one last week? That we covered here? http://jrnl.ie/1990939f

    It’s not really a quiz question, is it?

    “Who had a press conference last week?”

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    Stephen Fagan
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    Mar 20th 2015, 2:47 PM

    Agreed Paul, just thought their might have been a bit more pressing issues in Ireland/ the world than the turmoil’s of a boy band member. Sound for the response anyway!

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    Sheik Yahbouti
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    Mar 20th 2015, 3:02 PM

    Human – even better “an economist with GOLDMAN SACHS” appears to be worried about a threat to our economy from – none of the old guard!!! (This is despite Goldman Sachs, and its fellow ‘banks’ having been a huge threat to our economy in the past) What should we think of this? :-D

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    Mar 20th 2015, 1:28 PM

    Woof

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    Mar 20th 2015, 3:34 PM

    Look i’ll just say it, nobody cares about one direction, if the ground opened up and swallowed them they wouldn’t be missed, apart from a few 7 year olds maybe. You don’t need to report anything about them

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