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How closely have you been paying attention to this week’s sporting headlines?

1. Whose goal gave Cork City a 1-0 victory in the Women's FAI Cup final last Sunday?
INPHO
Saoirse Noonan
Clare Shine

Nathalie O’Brien
Danielle Sheehy
2. The International Rules returns this weekend. In which city will the first test be played?
INPHO
Adelaide
Brisbane

Melbourne
Sydney
3. Cora Staunton's 1-6 helped Carnacon to the Connacht ladies senior club football title on Sunday. How many has she now won?
INPHO
4
8

12
16
4. Joseph O'Brien became the youngest trainer to win the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday. What was the name of his victorious horse?
PA
Max Dynamite
US Army Ranger

Johannes Vermeer
Rekindling
5. Heavyweight Deontay Wilder scored a first-round knockout of Bermane Stiverne last weekend, but what's his nickname?
PA
Wild Thing
Sweet Pea

The Bronze Bomber
Boom Town
6. Which of these Cork City players signed for rivals Dundalk this week?
INPHO
Karl Sheppard
Alan Bennett

Greg Bolger
None of them
7. Which player was not named in the starting XV by Joe Schmidt for Saturday's game with South Africa?
INPHO
Bundee Aki
Jacob Stockdale

Darren Sweetnam
Andrew Conway
8. Which Offaly player announced his retirement from inter-county football this week?
INPHO
Graham Guilfoyle
Brian Darby

Conor McNamee
Nigel Dunne
9. How many titles changed hands at UFC 217 in New York last Saturday?
PA
1
2

3
4
10. What did the Philadelphia Eagles run out of in their win over the Denver Broncos last weekend?
PA
Footballs
Fireworks to mark a touchdown

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Answer all the questions to see your result!
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Gold
Top of the pile, you really were paying attention this week.
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Silver
Not too bad at all. If you'd paid a little more attention you could have won the gold.
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Bronze
The questions just didn't suit you this time, try again next week.
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You scored out of !
Wooden Spoon
Well now. There's not much we can say about that. Do you even like sport?
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