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How closely were you paying attention to the sports headlines this week?

1. Making history alongside Brian O'Driscoll and Paul O'Connell, who was this week named the 11th Irish captain in a Lions Test match?
Conor Murray
Peter O'Mahony

Robbie Henshaw
Sean O'Brien
2. Who did Dundalk draw in their Champions League second round qualifier?
Celtic
Legia Warsaw

FH Hafnarfjarðar
Rosenborg BK
3. Liverpool broke their club transfer record this week with the acquisition of Mohamed Salah. Which Premier League club did he previously play for?
Everton
Chelsea

Manchester City
Tottenham Hotspur
4. A photo of RTE presenter Marty Morrissey went viral this week. What was he doing?
Watching the Snapper with Joe Brolly
Drinking a pint of red lemonade while sunbathing

Visiting a group of nuns in Carlow
High-fiving President Michael D. Higgins in Semple Stadium
5. How many Irish internationals were named in Warren Gatland’s match-day 23 for tomorrow’s game against the All Blacks?
4
5

6
7
6. As revealed during Thursday’s Olympic Council of Ireland AGM, how much is the Rio ticketing scandal estimated to have cost the Irish public?
€500,000
€1 million

€1.5 million
€3 million
7. Which of these Irish boxers secured a bronze medal in the 56kg category at this week’s European Championships in Ukraine?
Steven Donnelly
Kurt Walker

Pat Mongan
Emmet Brennan
8. How many cards were given out after a brawl broke out between New Zealand and Mexico in the Confederations Cup?
One yellow card
Three yellow cards

One red card and two yellow cards
Two red cards and three yellow cards
9. Who won the 2017 US Open on Sunday and in doing so matched Rory McIlroy’s mark for lowest-under-par score in the competition's history?
Rickie Fowler
Brooks Koepka

Hideki Matsuyama
Tommy Fleetwood
10. How many tries have Lions players scored in their six games in New Zealand so far?
7
8

9
10
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Well now. There's not much we can say about that. Do you even like sport?
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