Friday news quiz: from the Irish referendum to swearing on TV

The Savita Halappanavar mural in Dublin honours the 31-year-old who died after being denied a termination. Photograph: Charles McQuillan/Getty Images

For many of us it’s the end of the working week. Why not slack off, kick back, and see how much of the news you’ve actually taken in this week with our Friday news quiz.

No prizes – but you get the right to brag in the comments below.

The Guardian Friday news quiz

1. 

   Ireland voted by a landslide to repeal its near-total ban on abortion. Which Irish constituency was the only one without a majority Yes vote?

   1. Mayo

   2. Kerry

   3. Tipperary

   4. Donegal

2. 

   Roman Abramovich, the billionaire owner of Chelsea football club, has been granted citizenship of which country this week?

   1. Switzerland

   2. Israel

   3. British Virgin Islands

   4. Hungary

3. 

   Uganda voted this week to impose what has been called a "gossip tax". What is the new tax on?

   1. Coffee shops

   2. Computers

   3. Postage stamps

   4. Using social media

4. 

   Sandwich chain Pret a Manger says it will give all 12,000 of its employees a reward once the chain is sold off in a £1.5bn deal. What are they promised?

   1. Free sandwiches for life

   2. A big pay increase

   3. A one-off payment of £1,000

   4. Increased holiday allowance

5. 

   Prominent Brexit campaigner Nigel Lawson has applied for residency of which country?

   1. Argentina

   2. France

   3. United States

   4. Russia

6. 

   Which German federal state has enacted a law that states Christian crosses have to hang in the entrance of all public buildings?

   1. Baden-Württemberg

   2. Brandenburg

   3. Bavaria

   4. Bremen

7. 

   Which legendary rock star is in dispute with their neighbour, Robbie Williams, over the latter's plans to build an underground swimming pool?

   1. Jimmy Page

   2. Mick Jagger

   3. Pete Townshend

   4. Björk

8. 

   Transport for London is part of a consortium bidding for the contract to run which South American city's metro system?

   1. São Paulo

   2. Caracas

   3. Buenos Aires

   4. Santiago

9. 

   Richard Madeley was praised this week for shutting down an interview with a politician when they repeatedly refused to answer a question. Who was the politician?

   1. Michael Gove

   2. Jacob Rees-Mogg

   3. Liam Fox

   4. Gavin Williamson

10. 

    Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of one of the world's unluckiest men. Having survived the initial eruption of Vesuvius in 79AD, what do they believe killed him?

    1. Fell down some stairs

    2. Struck by a rock

    3. Savaged by dogs

    4. Wile E Coyote dropped an anvil on his head

11. 

    Two teenagers were arrested in Catterick, North Yorkshire after attempting to patronise a McDonald’s drive-thru in what?

    1. Their nan’s mobility scooter

    2. A tandem bicycle with no lights

    3. A stolen golf buggy

    4. A hired stretch limo which got stuck in the barriers

12. 

    Which US late-night TV host has had to apologise after dropping the c-bomb to describe Ivanka Trump?

    1. Samantha Bee

    2. Cecily Strong

    3. Roseanne Barr

    4. Aidy Bryant

Solutions

1:D - Donegal voted 51.9% in favour of No, while all 39 of Ireland's other constituencies voted Yes., 2:B - Abramovich flew to Tel Aviv on Monday and received documents confirming his status as an Israeli citizen. He has put a £1bn scheme to redevelop Chelsea’s stadium on hold in response to delays in the renewal of his UK visa., 3:D - The new law imposes a five cents daily levy on people using internet messaging platforms like Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp. President Yoweri Museveni has pushed for it, saying it will punish "gossip". The law also taxes digital money transfers, though it does not spell out how the tax will be applied or collected., 4:C - Pret’s chief executive Clive Schlee revealed the windfall on Twitter. Schlee later expanded on his earlier tweet to confirm that the £1,000 bonus would be paid to all employees who are on the payroll during the week the deal completes., 5:B - The former chair of the Vote Leave campaign during the EU referendum has, without any apparent irony, applied for his carte de séjour to ease his continued residency in France, post-Brexit, having campaigned to take away the automatic right to live there for other UK citizens. , 6:C - The Kreuzpflicht or “crucifix obligation” was brought in to reinforce Bavarian identity after a surge in Muslim immigration. The state premier, Markus Söder of the Christian Social Union, said: “We want to give a clear signal that people have a desire to stress their identity.”, 7:A - Page fears the construction work will damage his Grade I-listed mansion, Tower House. Rock and roll!, 8:C - TfL is part of a bid to run the the Buenos Aires underground, nicknamed the Subte. The oldest underground railway in the southern hemisphere, the contract is potentially worth about $3.5bn (£2.6bn) over 10 years, and may come as a surprise to long-suffering British rail commuters., 9:D - The defence secretary would not answer a question about his suggestion the Kremlin should “Shut up and go away” during the Skripal poisoning row. Madeley says finishing the segment with "You’re not going to answer, are you? OK. All right. Interview terminated” is the most popular thing he's ever done. Although he did once end up wrestling with Shakin' Stevens so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯, 10:B - The victim, who was estimated to be over 30, had his thorax crushed by a large rock thrown around by the volcanic explosion. Social media users have suggested a conspiracy is afoot though – that archaeologists may have made up the rock story to cover for the fact that one of them dropped a large stone on an otherwise perfectly preserved skeleton..., 11:C - The unorthodox method of acquiring a late-night snack came as a surprise to police, who said on Facebook that they had stopped the two men, 18 and 19, at 3.45am., 12:A - Bee was criticised after a segment of her show where she said “You know, Ivanka, that’s a beautiful photo of you and your child, but let me just say, from one mother to another, do something about your dad’s immigration practices, you feckless cunt”. Minnie Driver caused a stir on Twitter after the show by saying: "That was the wrong word for Samantha Bee to have used. Mostly because Ivanka has neither the warmth nor the depth."

Scores

1. 7 and above.

   Excellent effort.

2. 3 and above.

   Could do better.

3. 0 and above.

   Dreadful. What are we even making this website for?

4. 11 and above.

   News guru. You start on Monday.

• Let us know how you score – or argue about the answers in the comments below