15 is the score to beat.
Welcome to the SportsJOE Friday Pub Quiz. There are 20 questions and four different categories.
This week, there is a round looking back on the past week in sport, a round on the 2024 Olympics so far, a round on Olympic sports, and a round on Ireland at the Games.
Good luck, and let us know how you get on. If you want to try the previous versions of the quiz, just click here.
Round One: The last week in sport.
Daniel Wiffen won gold for Ireland in the 800m freestyle race.
How many gold medals in total have Ireland now won as an independent nation?
Daniel Wiffen won gold for Ireland in the 800m freestyle race.
How many gold medals in total have Ireland now won as an independent nation?
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Mona McSharry won a bronze medal for Ireland in the 100m breaststroke final.
Before her medal win, when was the last time Ireland won a swimming medal at the Olympics?
Before her medal win, when was the last time Ireland won a swimming medal at the Olympics?
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Who was named the man of the match in the All-Ireland football final?
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Which animal could be seen on the pitch at Croke Park for around 25 minutes during the All-Ireland final?
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Who was awarded victory in the F1 Belgian Grand Prix two-and-a-half hours after the race ended as his teammate was disqualified?
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Round Two: What happened next at the Olympics.
Here some still images from the 2024 Olympics so far. You simply have to tell us what happened next.
First, who did French football legend Zinedine Zidane pass the torch to during the opening ceremony in Paris?
Here some still images from the 2024 Olympics so far. You simply have to tell us what happened next.
First, who did French football legend Zinedine Zidane pass the torch to during the opening ceremony in Paris?
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British swimmer Adam Peaty was closing in on a historic 'three-peat' in the 100m breaststroke final.
What happened next?
What happened next?
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What happened next when France star Antoine Dupont had the ball in this position in the Rugby Sevens gold medal match against Fiji?
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Georgia's Sandro Bazadze, the world number one, was level 14-14 with Mohamed Amer of Egypt in this last-16 men's fencing match.
What happened next?
What happened next?
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What happened next during this passage of play in the basketball game between the USA and Serbia?
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Round Three: Olympic sports.
Which of these are one of the nine original sports included in the first modern Olympics in 1896?
Which of these are one of the nine original sports included in the first modern Olympics in 1896?
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Which of these sports were included in the Olympics first?
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Which of these sports has NEVER been included in the Olympics?
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Which sport returned to the Olympics at the 2016 Games after an absence of 108 years?
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Which of these have been included in the 2024 Olympics?
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Round 4: Ireland at the Olympics.
What was the first Olympics where Ireland competed as an independent nation?
What was the first Olympics where Ireland competed as an independent nation?
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At which Olympics did Ireland win their first gold medal as an independent nation? (Won by Ronnie Delany in the 1500m)
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Which athlete was the next to win a gold medal for Ireland?
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At which Olympics did Sonia O'Sullivan win a silver medal in the 5000m?
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Which of these Irish boxers won medals in consecutive Olympics?
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