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Just in case you didn't realise the headline is a reference to the Joni Mitchell song 'Both sides now'. Alamy Stock Photo
it's a love story

Quiz: How much do you know about love (if you really know love at all)?

It’s Valentine’s Weekend, tell us you know about love <3
10.01pm, 15 Feb 2026
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IT’S VALENTINE’S DAY weekend. If you have any romantic flair at all, you’ll take this quiz and tell us what you know about love. 

What is love? A series of chemical reactions? 

 Plato thought it was a desire that moves one’s soul towards truth and beauty, Aristotle thought it was wishing good for someone else’s sake, Tina Turner thought it was a second-hand emotion… 

But what do you know about that emotion that, perhaps more than anything else, makes us human? 

What is the first known historical record mentioning love?
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The Epic of Gilamesh (2100-1200 BCE).
A Sumerian cuneiform tablet known as 'The Love Song of Shu-Sin' (Around 2000-2030 BCE)

The Code of Hammurabi (1754 BCE)
the Song of Songs (10th-3rd century BCE)
In the Joni Mitchell song 'Both Sides Now' what does she compare love to?
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Sand, and sun, and new high heels
Clouds, and clowns, and carousel rounds

Moons, and Junes, and ferris wheels
Promises given in empty rooms
Aengus Óg is the figure in Irish mythology who represents love, youth and poetic inspiration, which symbol represents him?
A flaming sword
A golden pear that gives eternal youth

A silver harp makes the listener fall in love
Four birds who sing of love
P.S I Love You is one of the best known rom coms, where in Ireland is Holly's partner Gerard from in the movie?
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Kildare
Donegal

Wicklow
Wexford
Which lake in Ireland is heart-shaped?
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Lough Eske in Donegal
Lough Tay in Wicklow

Lough Ouler in Wicklow
Lough Erne in Fermanagh
What item does Kerry’s famed matchmaker Willie Daly give hopefuls to hold to ensure marriage within 6–16 months?
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A lucky love book
A lucky love ring

A lucky donkey
A lucky love stone
Who are Cupid's parents in Roman mythology?
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Jupiter and Juno
Venus and Mars

Neptune and Minerva
Saturn and Ops
Which chemical in the brain is most associated with feelings of attachment in romantic love?
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Melatonin
Adrenaline

Serotonin
Oxytocin
In Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, who are the two warring families?
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Lancaster and York
Montague and Capulet

Valois and Bourbon
Verona and Mantua
Which of the seven wonders of the world was built as a monument to love?
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Stonehenge
Great Pyramid of Giza

Great Wall of China
Taj Mahal
Answer all the questions to see your result!
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Cunning cat
You're a lover, let's face it, you're addicted to love!
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Daring Doggy
You've loved, you've lost, but you still have more to learn, and that's okay. It's a journey.
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Shy Dolphin
Shy Dolphin you could venture deeper when it comes to love, but maybe you are just waiting until the time is right, and that's perfectly fine.
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Cool Ewe
Ewe like you think that you're immune to this stuff - oh yeah! Better luck next time.
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