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Quiz: How much do you know about these iconic Irish TV series?
Put your knowledge to the test in this week’s quiz.
YOU MIGHT WATCH a lot of Irish-made TV, but how much do you really know about it?
With The Dry season three kicking off on RTÉ One this week, we thought we’d take a trip down memory lane on Best of the Box.
Take our quiz to put your knowledge of Irish TV series to the test. For the purposes of the quiz, that includes series on Irish TV stations and made by Irish writers/directors for broadcasters abroad.
What year did Glenroe begin airing?
1979
1983
1985
1990
The Riordans was a soap opera that aired on RTÉ from 1965 - 1979. It was based in Leestown. Leestown is a fictional townland in which county?
Co Clare
Co Mayo
Co Galway
Co Kilkenny
Which famous Irish actor played Ruairi McGowan in seasons 6 and 7 of The Clinic? Hint: He was born in 1983.
Paul Mescal
Andrew Scott
Aidan Turner
Aidan Quinn
Bachelor's Walk (2001 - 2003) was about three friends sharing a flat in Dublin city. It had three directors: Kieran Carney, Tom Hall and... who is the third? (Hint: they're a famous filmmaker now)
Neil Jordan
Don Wycherly
John Carney
Lenny Abrahamson
Normal People was a massive hit in 2020. It was based on a Sally Rooney novel about two teenagers, Marianne and Connell. Where did they grow up?
Dublin
Galway
Mayo
Sligo
Tolka Row was RTÉ's first drama serial. It was set in Dublin and ran from 1964 to 1968. It was based on a play - by which Irish writer?
Maeve Brennan
Maura Laverty
Samuel Beckett
Sean O'Casey
What is the surname of the family in the Sharon Horgan series Bad Sisters?
Garvey
Gallagher
Gargan
Garrihy
Which of these things happpened to Roddy Doyle in reaction to his 1994 series Family?
He was mentioned in church sermons
The show was debated in the Dáil
He received death threats
All of the above
What's the name of the bishop in Father Ted?
Bishop Brendan O'Brien
Bishop Len Brennan
Bishop Dougal Morgan
Bishop Arthur Crilly
Which Irish series finished in the 2010s but nonetheless was in the top 10 most-watched series on the RTÉ Player last year?
Pure Mule
Moone Boy
The Fall
Love/Hate
What's the name of the school in Derry Girls?
St Columba's Secondary School
Our Lady of Little Faith College
Derry Girls Grammar School
Our Lady Immaculate College
What film did Ciarán Hines - of The Dry - receive an Oscar nomination for?
There Will Be Blood
Excalibur
Belfast
Margot At The Wedding
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