CHILDREN ACROSS THE country headed to the RDS in Dublin today as the grand finals of the All Ireland Credit Union Schools Quiz took place.

The quiz attracted over 25,000 participants this year but just 100 of four primary school children were competing at the finals today.

The Quiz is divided into two sections: one for children aged up to 11 and one for children aged between 11 and 13.

So how do you think you’d fare in the Credit Union Quiz?

Which fruit, which shares its name with a flightless bird, was originally known as a Chinese gooseberry?

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Grape

Kiwi

Blueberry

Raspberry

What was the title of the award winning fantasy novel by Yann Martel which was made into a film, first released on November 21st 2012?

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Life of Pi

The Chronicles of Narnia

The Princess Bride

Twilight

What is the name given to a word which sounds the same but has a different meaning? (Example see and sea / pear and pair)

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Palindrome

Synonym

Homophone

Doubler

There are 50 states in the United States of America, name the only one state that starts with the letter ‘P’?

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Penn State

Philadelphia

Paris

Pennsylvania

In which Roald Dahl book does Grandma grow so big that her head breaks through the roof of the house?

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Matilda

James and the Giant Peach

George’s Marvellous Medicine

The Witches

Beginning with ‘N’ what word is used to describe a star that shows a sudden increase in brightness, then gradually returns to its original state over a period of weeks to years?

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Nova

Narlight

Naternity

Norma

How many sides has a tetradecagon?

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The roman God Janus was said to look to the future and the past and the month of January is named after him. What is he said to have two of?

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Horses

Faces

Houses

Cows

Answer all the questions to see your result!

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You scored out of !

Top of the class

Congratulations. You were paying attention and it paid off. You're super smart like Lisa Simpson.

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You scored out of !

Stop messing around

You're Ferris Bueller. Less days off and more head in the books please.

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You scored out of !

Get out those books

You're Karen Smith from Mean Girls. You need to stop talking about your 'fifth sense' and concentrate on your common sense.

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Quiz: How well can you do in the All Ireland Credit Union School Quiz?

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