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How well do you remember the runners-up of 2016?

Everybody remembers the winners. What about those who came second?
10.00pm, 29 Dec 2016

Who came second at Euro 2016?
Germany
Portugal

France
Iceland
Who came second in the men's 100m sprint in Rio 2016?
Andre De Grasse
Justin Gatlin

Usain Bolt
Yohan Blake
Who lost the final of the Pro12 this year?
Glasgow Warriors
Connacht

Leinster
Ulster
Who was beaten in the All-Ireland club football final on St Patrick's Day 2016?
Castlebar Mitchels
St Vincents

Crossmaglen Rangers
Ballyboden St Enda's
Who were the runners-up of the League of Ireland Premier Division in 2016?
Bohemians
Cork City

Derry City
Shamrock Rovers
What move was the second highest transfer fee in soccer in 2016?
John Stones (Everton to Manchester City)
Paul Pogba (Juventus to Manchester United)

Hulk (Zenit St. Petersburg to Shanghai SIBG)
Gonzalo Higuain (Napoli to Juventus)
Who came second in the British Open in Royal Troon this year?
Rory McIlroy
Phil Mickleson

J.B Holmes
Andrew 'Beef' Johnston
Who was the second highest scorer in this year's All-Ireland senior hurling championship?
Seamus Callanan
T.J. Reid

Shane Dooley
Joe Canning
What country had the second highest total medal wins at the Rio Olympic Games?
USA
Great Britain

Russia
China
Who came second in the 2016 Six Nations?
France
Ireland

Wales
Scotland
Answer all the questions to see your result!
You scored out of !
Gold
Top of the pile, you really were paying attention.
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You scored out of !
Silver
Not too bad at all. If you'd paid a little more attention you could have won the gold.
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You scored out of !
Bronze
The questions just didn't suit you this time.
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Wooden spoon
Well now. There's not much we can say about that. It's the winners that count, I suppose.
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