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Quiz: How much do you know about the six nations of the Six Nations?

While pundits are debating potential winners, test your World history knowledge.

THE SIX NATIONS got underway yesterday with France’s clash against Wales at the Stade De France last night.

It is still the oldest rugby tournament between Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales and has seen some major changes in the last few decades – notably, the success of the Women’s championship.

While pundits debate whether Ireland can achieve a three-in-a-row in the same tournament as a well-prepared French team, we’d like to test your knowledge in other ways.

So, how much do you know about the six nations of the Six Nations?

Let's start easy. What's the capital of France?
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Nice
Marseille

Madrid
Paris
What is the national dish of Italy?
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Bolognese
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Pizza

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Carbonara
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Lasagne
What is the official animal of Scotland?
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Highland Sheep
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Unicorn

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The Scottish Otter
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Haggis
What country is this town in: Llanfair­pwllgwyngyll­gogery­chwyrn­drobwll­llan­tysilio­gogo­goch?
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Scotland
Italy

Wales
France
We know about the 'four proud provincences', but what used to be the fifth province?
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Westmeath
Meath

Kerry
Mayo
What year did England start using the Pound Sterling?
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Around 1840
Around 1120

Around 1750
Around 600
Where in Italy was rugby first played?
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Milan
Rome

Genoa
Naples
Where does the French President live?
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At the top of the Eiffel Tower
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Élysée Palace

At the bottom of the Eiffel Tower
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Áras an Uachtaráin
What is the most-popular tourist attraction in England, based on most-recent figures?
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The British Museum
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Buckingham Palace

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Tower of London
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White Cliffs of Dover
What is haggis made of?
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No one really knows
Sheep's pluck

Sheep's heart, liver and lungs
It's thinly-minced beef
What country has the most castles per square mile?
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England
Wales

Scotland
Ireland
Where in Ireland would you find the Blarney Stone?
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Cork
Dublin

Galway
Longford
Answer all the questions to see your result!
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You scored out of !
Wooden Spoon
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Share your result:
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You scored out of !
Centenary Quaich
Take a sip and try again.
Share your result:
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You scored out of !
Triple Crown
Good to get some silverware.
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You scored out of !
Champions
Better than most, but not a clean sweep.
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You scored out of !
Grand Slam
Undisputed GOAT.
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    Mute Dáithí Ó Raghallaigh
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    Sep 20th 2017, 2:12 PM

    back from the summer holidays in autumn. you get the impression the country would work just as well without them.

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    Mute Deano Cracow
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    Sep 20th 2017, 2:17 PM

    @Dáithí Ó Raghallaigh: He was too busy virtue signalling his support for the Muslim Brotherhood.

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    Mute Monty Wuggy
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    Sep 20th 2017, 3:56 PM

    @Dáithí Ó Raghallaigh: Nonsense. He was voicing his support for the release of a political prisoner whose rights had been violated by a military dictatorship.

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    Mute Deano Cracow
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    Sep 20th 2017, 4:14 PM

    @Dáithí Ó Raghallaigh: An activist arrested in the context of a violent riot in support of a fascist organisation, I presume you mean

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    Mute David
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    Sep 20th 2017, 4:41 PM

    @Deano Cracow: wrongfully arrested and imprisoned as it turns out.

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    Mute Monty Wuggy
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    Sep 20th 2017, 4:41 PM

    @Dáithí Ó Raghallaigh: The fascism on display during that time came from the Sisi regime who murdered over 800 civilians on a solitary day. Whatever the faults of Morsi’s democratically elected government and there were plenty, nothing they did ever compared to that in its depravity.

    Believe what you like, it won’t change the fact that Ibrahim is coming home.
    Knowing how angry that makes you and several others provides me with a lot of satisfaction.

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    Mute Paddy Hayden
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    Sep 20th 2017, 4:44 PM

    @Dáithí Ó Raghallaigh: How was he wrongfully arrested ? He wasn’t picked up at the hotel swimming pool .

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    Mute Paddy Hayden
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    Sep 20th 2017, 4:46 PM

    @Dáithí Ó Raghallaigh: Sorry , that was meant for @David .

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    Mute Dave O Keeffe
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    Sep 20th 2017, 5:28 PM

    Monty comes back when the Dáil does, interesting.

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    Mute Kerry Blake
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    Sep 20th 2017, 2:09 PM

    Someone needs to point out to Martin his party FF are supporting the government which is incapable of addressing the homeless crises. Not back a day and all we are hearing is meanless waffle…..

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    Mute Paddy Hayden
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    Sep 20th 2017, 2:15 PM

    @Kerry Blake: Sssshhh ! You’re exposing the illusion of an opposition party .
    Good cop bad cop politics in action , the population are the suspects they’re working over .

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    Mute andrew
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    Sep 20th 2017, 4:35 PM

    @Kerry Blake: Exactly. If there is a GE, then FF are going to get caught out. The differences that would make them a viable alternative simply doesn’t exist.

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    Mute Cram Wood
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    Sep 20th 2017, 3:17 PM

    FFS Leo!
    Build more friken social housing and stop blaming, landlords, developers, vulture funds and anyone with an empty house.
    Spend less time campaigning for members of the Muslim Brotherhood.

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    Mute B9xiRspG
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    Sep 20th 2017, 4:09 PM

    @Cram Wood: Well said but you forgot the OAPs that they tried to blame a couple of weeks ago.

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    Mute Arnold Lane
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    Sep 20th 2017, 2:12 PM

    It’s Ok,everything is fine, Leo “acknowledges”.

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    Mute Robert Harris
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    Sep 20th 2017, 6:54 PM

    @Arnold Lane: i agree everything is fine and it’s good to see him back ,on the down side we will have to listen and watch those grandstanding lefties ,on all the news bulletins with their “shame on you” moan

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    Mute siobhan pat mulcahy
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    Sep 20th 2017, 3:04 PM

    Homeless people are a “stain” on our society reveals his true feelings. How humane of Leo to say so.

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    Mute Hurt Stoogie
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    Sep 20th 2017, 3:47 PM

    @siobhan pat mulcahy: except that wasn’t what he actually said.

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    Mute Liam McGowan
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    Sep 20th 2017, 8:17 PM

    A stain on FG more like

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    Mute Paul Coughlan
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    Sep 20th 2017, 10:43 PM

    @Hurt Stoogie: translated from political jargon it is what he says

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    Mute eastsmer
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    Sep 20th 2017, 3:45 PM

    Salary ‘top ups’ totalling €2.2 Million for TD’s and Senators – welcome back after your break…..

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    Mute Alice Simms
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    Sep 20th 2017, 2:05 PM

    Well for some.

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    Mute Brian O Reilly
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    Sep 20th 2017, 3:30 PM

    It’s all “Mea Culpa’s “from the Taoiseach,all humble and dripping sincerity,as he ignores all and sundry except his core voters.
    He’s good at it though ,a sterling performance in our National Theatre with superb supporting roles from”Howlin “and the other jobbing cast,

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    Mute Dave O Keeffe
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    Sep 20th 2017, 3:07 PM

    No, it’s a stain on your profession

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    Mute Paddy Hayden
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    Sep 20th 2017, 3:17 PM

    Another stain to add to the list of things to be taken to the cleaners .
    (1)Tax payers .
    (2)The sick .
    (3)The elderly .
    (4)The homeless .

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    Mute the phantom
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    Sep 20th 2017, 2:47 PM

    Why is a data centre any more strategic than anything else? It’s not as if the country will grind to a halt without it.
    Rather than making exceptions for a company that has Leo’s ear perhaps looking at why the planning process is so slow would be better.

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    Mute iMoan Brutal
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    Sep 20th 2017, 3:17 PM

    Got the headline wrong. It should read:

    As it happened: As homeless people return, Taoiseach says dail’s ‘a stain on our society’
    Wont be long till the mid term break, next week is it?- then a weak and half and its Christmas already!

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    Mute Paul Watchorn
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    Sep 20th 2017, 3:17 PM

    Hypocrisy. Simple as that.

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    Mute Anthony Gallagher
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    Sep 20th 2017, 5:03 PM

    Christmas has started early in Leinster house

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    Mute Adrian
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    Sep 20th 2017, 5:06 PM

    Haha. Martin blaming FG for the housing crisis. These farsical performances in the dail are just for the media, just for show, just to fool the public into voting for them in the next election.

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    Mute Fiona deFreyne
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    Sep 20th 2017, 8:03 PM

    Homelessness is a stain on successive governments, the banks, the legal system and regulatory policy.

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    Mute Jonny
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    Sep 20th 2017, 6:09 PM

    Glad you enjoyed your break Leo swanning around USA and Canada with your boyfriend on an extended holiday while the homeless and housing crisis gets worse and worse, cut from the same cloth as Kenny and the rest of the parasites before him.

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    Mute Alois Irlmaier
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    Sep 20th 2017, 7:01 PM

    The Dail holidays are also a stain on our society as well, the amount of time they get off is crazy…

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    Mute Fiona deFreyne
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    Sep 20th 2017, 7:55 PM

    As homelessness rises and the impacts more and more visible , FG supposedly rises in the Polls.

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    Mute Paul Coughlan
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    Sep 20th 2017, 10:41 PM

    Homelessness a stain on our society. Didnt know he or any of FG ministers cared. I prefer if he said its a stain on our political system which has failed our society.

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    Mute JJ Sharkey
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    Sep 20th 2017, 6:45 PM

    FF Destroyed our country
    FG Destroyed our society

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    Mute Kerry Blake
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    Sep 20th 2017, 6:59 PM

    @JJ Sharkey: Don’t forget those other parasites Labour………

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    Mute JJ Sharkey
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    Sep 21st 2017, 4:17 PM

    @JJ Sharkey: True

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    Mute John O'Neill
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    Sep 20th 2017, 5:48 PM

    Dáil reform urgently needed. The Summer break should be for August only. Coming back in late September is a joke.

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    Mute ed w
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    Sep 21st 2017, 10:51 AM

    The dail is a stain on our society with a complete indifference to actually providing services and caring for our society.

    What colour socks did he have on

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    Mute Con Murphy
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    Sep 21st 2017, 8:29 AM

    Charletan.

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