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

1. Who scored the winning point as Cork beat Kilkenny in the All-Ireland senior camogie final?
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Gemma O'Connor
Rena Buckley

Julia White
Ashling Thompson
2. Which Italian side returned to European football after a 26-year absence to beat Everton 3-0 in the Europa League on Thursday?
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Atalanta
Genoa

Sampdoria
Torino
3. Isa Nacewa and Jamison Gibson-Park were forced to return home from Leinster's trip to South Africa this week for what reason?
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Forgotten passports
Visa issues

Vomiting bug
They left the immersion on
4. Katie Taylor's next opponent, Anahi Esther Sanchez, was unveiled this week. Where is the two-weight world champion from?
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Azerbaijan
Argentina

Portugal
Spain
5. Sloane Stephens pocketed $3.7 million for her US Open victory last Saturday but what were her career earnings before that win?
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$500,000
$1.2 million

$3.1 million
$4.5 million
6. Which of these counties won't be taking part in the All-Ireland minor and senior football deciders this Sunday?
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Dublin
Derry

Cavan
Kerry
7. Five months after retiring from professional rugby, Mike Ross will line out in the Ulster Bank League with what team Saturday night?
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Malahide
Cork Con

Bective Rangers
Buccaneers
8. Irish U21 international Kieran O’Hara was added to Manchester United's Champions League squad this week, but what position does he play?
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Goalkeeper
Defender

Midfielder
Forward
9. Gennady Golovkin takes on Canelo Alvarez in the fight of the year on Saturday. What weight division are they battling for supremacy of?
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Featherweight
Lightweight

Middleweight
Heavyweight
10. Only one team failed to score in week one of the new NFL season, who was it?
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Cleveland Browns
Cincinnati Bengals

New York Jets
San Francisco 49ers
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    Mute Cillian McCormick
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    Sep 15th 2017, 5:06 PM

    Number 8 was a tricky one, could’ve done with a clue.

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    Sep 15th 2017, 5:07 PM

    Question 8 is fairly obvious because he’s wearing number 1

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    Mute Joe Kennedy
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    Sep 15th 2017, 5:15 PM

    @Bruce Lee: haha….I thought it was so obvious that it was a trick so I went for a different option! And Sloane’s earnings caught me….she probably doesn’t even know that herself!!

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    Sep 15th 2017, 5:53 PM

    I’m calling for a blanket ban on women’s sport except for beach volleyball

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    Sep 16th 2017, 7:51 AM

    @SYM-Metal: tennis and athletics is fair enough as they are proper sports. Womens team sports should be gone alright, shur nodody watches that stuff

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    Sep 15th 2017, 6:21 PM

    They lwft the immersion on haha

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    Sep 15th 2017, 8:03 PM

    @800yearsofoppresion: I’d swim home from South Africa if I left the immersion on!

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    Sep 15th 2017, 5:41 PM

    Canelo wouldn’t look out off place in croke park this weekend with the head on him

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    Sep 15th 2017, 7:11 PM

    @David Staed: or with his skill set

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    Sep 16th 2017, 7:52 AM

    @David Staed: he’ll be lucky to still have that head after the wkd :-)

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    Sep 15th 2017, 5:19 PM

    8/10 both woman questions wrong. I don’t know what’s worse, Steve the pr**k throwing in stupid woman’s questions that nobody cares about or how angry a quiz on the 42 makes me on a Friday evening about to hit the beer.

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    Sep 15th 2017, 5:42 PM

    @Eric Djemba-Djemba: never bother yourself about it then

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    Sep 15th 2017, 8:16 PM

    I got zero, I should have accidentally got one right!!

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    Sep 16th 2017, 3:14 PM

    @Andy Byrne: That’s how I got two right, another wooden spoon to add to my collection. Wish the Journal would have general knowledge quizzes more often.

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    Sep 15th 2017, 9:20 PM

    6/10. Hon mayo and Brendan o toole.

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