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

Were you paying enough attention at school?
7.30pm, 12 Apr 2015
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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?

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