The JOE Friday Pub Quiz: Week 348

Additional questions by Charlie Herbert.

20 is a great score this week.

We’re back with another Friday pub quiz.

This week, we have a general knowledge round, a sports round, a round on entertainment, a round on famous redheads and a round on the phonetic alphabet.

Good luck, and let us know what score you get.

ROUND 1: General knowledge

Legally, are Jaffa Cakes considered a cake or biscuit?

Cake

Biscuit

Correct!

Wrong!

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What is the name of the river that flows through Cork?

The River Shannon

The River Lee

The River Liffey

Correct!

Wrong!

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What island is home to nearly all of the world's lemurs?

New Guinea

Sumatra

Madagascar

Correct!

Wrong!

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Which of these cities used to be called New Amsterdam?

New Orleans

New York

Boston

Correct!

Wrong!

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Which of these Irish historical figures was born first?

Charles Stewart Parnell

Theobald Wolfe Tone

Michael Collins

Correct!

Wrong!

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ROUND 2: Sport

Which of these teams did NOT manage to beat Manchester City in the league this season?

Arsenal

Liverpool

Tottenham Hotspur

Correct!

Wrong!

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Which team completed a 4-0 series sweep against the LA Lakers in the NBA conference finals this week?

Denver Nuggets

LA Clippers

Golden State Warriors

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Wrong!

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Katie Taylor lost her homecoming bout at the 3Arena, her first defeat as a professional boxer.

Who did she lose the fight to?

Delfine Persoon

Chantelle Cameron

Amanda Serrano

Correct!

Wrong!

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La Rochelle beat Leinster in a dramatic Champions Cup final last Saturday.

Which Irish rugby legend coaches the French team?

Ronan O'Gara

Paul O'Connell

Brian O'Driscoll

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Wrong!

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In what city will the 2023 Champions League final be held?

Munich

Athens

Istanbul

Correct!

Wrong!

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ROUND 3: Entertainment

Taylor Swift is rumoured to be dating Matty Healy, but which British band is he the frontman of?

The 1975

Bastille

Foals

Correct!

Wrong!

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Abel Makkonen Tesfaye is the real name of which artist?

The Weeknd

Stormzy

Jay Z

Correct!

Wrong!

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Which of these Star Wars film does Darth Maul feature in?

The Phantom Menace

Attack of the Clones

Revenge of the Sith

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Wrong!

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Which milestone did The Simpsons celebrate last Sunday (May 21)?

500th episode

750th episode

250th episode

Correct!

Wrong!

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Who directed 2014 film The Grand Budapest Hotel?

Guillermo del Toro

Wes Anderson

Tim Burton

Correct!

Wrong!

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ROUND 4: The phonetic alphabet

Tell us the word that corresponds to each of these letters in the NATO phonetic alphabet. First up, what word is used for the letter B?

Bounce

Baby

Bravo

Correct!

Wrong!

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What word is used for the letter E?

Enigma

Elephant

Echo

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Wrong!

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What word is used for the letter J?

Juliett

June

Joke

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Wrong!

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What word is used for the letter T?

Tango

Tomato

Trespass

Correct!

Wrong!

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What word is used for the letter W?

Whale

Whiskey

Whistle

Correct!

Wrong!

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ROUND 5: Name the redhead

Who is this famous redhead?

Domhnall Gleeson

Damian Lewis

Greg Rutherford

Correct!

Wrong!

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Who is this famous redhead?

Karen Gillan

Emma Stone

Amy Adams

Correct!

Wrong!

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Who is this famous redhead?

Lindsay Lohan

Isla Fisher

Nicole Kidman

Correct!

Wrong!

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Who is this famous redhead?

Florence Welch

Jessica Chastain

Bryce Dallas Howard

Correct!

Wrong!

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Who is this famous redhead?

Prince Harry

Conan O'Brien

Rupert Grint

Correct!

Wrong!

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