Morning Ireland News Quiz
Q.1
Bipartisan consensus is breaking out in the US over what to do about the 11m undocumented immigrants within its borders. Priority will be given to certain categories of applicants. Which of the following priorities has traditionally NOT favoured Irish people?
Family reunification
High levels of education and skills
The ability to speak English
Q.2
A receiver has been appointed after NAMA claimed the wife of developer John McCabe failed to hand over jewellery, including an 8.38 carat diamond ring. The ring was described on Morning Ireland as being the size of:
A pea
A small Brussels sprout
A golf ball
Q.3
Independent TD Clare Daly was stopped by gardaí while driving in Dublin. Which of these explanations did she NOT give in her statement confirming that she had drunk whiskey before driving?
She had a head cold
She had meetings that went on late into the night
She had a speech to make in the Dáil
Q.4
This week, we heard about a product, called Grassometer, from a start-up company which has just secured €1.25m in new funding, including from the original Apple Mac designer Jerry Manock. What does Grassometer do?
It dyes grass different colours
It watches grass grow
It repairs patchy grass
Q.5
The Boomtown Rats announced this week that they are re-forming to play a summer concert. Where will the gig take place?
Glastonbury
Hyde Park
The Isle of Wight
Q.6
Leitrim's Gaelic footballers won the FBD Connacht League by beating Sligo last Sunday, bringing home their first silverware since:
the county's only Connacht championship win in 1994
the county's second Connacht championship win in 1994
the county's third Connacht championship win in 1994