Beginning this Sunday at 7:30pm on RTÉ One and the RTÉ Player, the Claire Byrne-hosted Ireland's Smartest is set to "put Ireland's most intelligent quizzers through their paces" - here's your chance to see how you fare with some of the questions ahead of the show.
The three contestants in the opening show are Carol Cronin from Co Limerick, Niamh Duffy from Co Monaghan and Aiden McIntyre from Co Tipperary.
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Could you hold your own under the studio lights? Have a go!
The Questions:
- In the human body, the hammer, anvil and stirrup are three small bones forming part of which sense organ?
- Days Are Gone and Something to Tell You are albums by which American rock band?
- The change in pitch noticeable from an approaching or receding ambulance siren is a demonstration of which scientific effect?
- Which dinosaur has a Latin name that translates into English as 'swift robber'?
- Which Disney film was released in 2016 and features a giant crab named Tamatoa?
The Answers:
- Ear
- Haim
- Doppler effect
- Velociraptor
- Moana
For more, watch Ireland's Smartest, Sundays, RTÉ One and the RTÉ Player, 7:30pm.
