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5.41pm, 12 Aug 2016
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After the triumph of the O'Donovan brothers today, how many medals have Ireland now won in total at the Olympics according to official records (and excluding art competitions)?
28
29

30
31
Dundalk have suffered a European hangover following their Champions League heroics. Who did they lose to in their most recent fixture?
Galway
Bray

Shamrock Rovers
St Pat's
Which of these boxers is still in contention for a medal in Rio?
David Oliver Joyce
Paddy Barnes

Steven Donnelly
Michael O'Reilly
How much is Paul Pogba's pre-tax salary over five years, according to reports this week?
€122m
€125m

€130m
€135m
How many points did Dublin beat Donegal by in last weekend's All-Ireland SFC quarter-final at Croke Park?
Four
Five

Six
Seven
Billy Walsh was in the corner as Team USA secured their first male boxing medal since the Beijing Olympics. What was the name of the boxer who achieved the feat?
Shakur Stevenson
Carlos Balderas

Charles Conwell
Nico Hernandez
Who provided the late assist to help rescue Kilkenny against Waterford in last week's thrilling draw at Croke Park?
Conor Fogarty
Paul Murphy

Walter Walsh
Eoin Murphy
Which of these Irish athletes has yet to compete at the Rio Olympics?
Oliver Dingley
Ellis O'Reilly

Seamus Power
Nicholas Quinn
Manny Pacquiao announced he was coming out of retirement this week to take on which fighter?
Timothy Bradley
Chris Algieri

Jessie Vargas
Floyd Mayweather
Which of these players was not named in Leinster's starting XV to take on Ulster tomorrow?
Niall Morris
Tom Daly

Rory O’Loughlin
Fergus McFadden
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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. Maybe try against next week.
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Wooden Spoon
Well now. There's not much we can say about that. Do you even like sport?
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