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03 Oct 2025

Tipperary contestant features in Claire Byrne's new RTÉ quiz show 'Ireland's Smartest'

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Carol, Niamh, Aiden

A Tipperary contestant is to feature in Claire Byrne's new RTÉ quiz show 'Ireland's Smartest' on Sunday. 

Ireland's Smartest with Claire Byrne which starts this Sunday on RTÉ One and RTÉ Player at 7:30pm.

The first three contestants this weekend are: 

Aiden McIntyre, Tipperary

Carol Cronin, Limerick

Niamh Duffy, Monaghan

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.

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

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