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QUIZ: More than a decade on, how well do you remember Game of Thrones Season 1?

Test your knowledge…

ON THIS DAY 11 years ago, Game of Thrones debuted on HBO.

The show, which ran for eight seasons, became an instant hit and was watched by millions of people worldwide.

It may be a while since you were first introduced to the Starks and the Lannisters – let’s see how much of it stuck with you.

Who is in the very first scene of Season 1 Episode 1?
Jon Snow
Eddard Stark

Cersei Lannister
The men of the Night's Watch
Which one of the Starks catches Jamie and Cersei together in the first episode?
Robb
Sansa

Bran
Rickon
How many direwolf pups are found in the first episode?
Four
Five

Six
Seven
King Robert was in love with - and at one stage betrothed to - Ned Stark's sister. What was her name?
Yara
Lyanna

Missandei
Shae
What name did Arya Stark give to her sword?
Needle
Oathmaker

Sir Pointy
Swordy McSwordface
Name Daenerys Targaryen's brother...
Rhaegar
Viserys

Aerys
Vigaris
Where did Catelyn Stark take Tyrion Lannister after she took him captive?
Winterfell
The Eyrie

King's Landing
Casterly Rock
What position was Jon Snow first assigned after swearing his oath to become a Man of the Night's Watch?
Ranger
Steward
Does Khal Drogo die in the first season of the show?
Yes
No
What title did King Robert give Ned Stark while he was on his deathbed?
King
Protector of the Realm

The King's Hand
Overseer of the Throne
Right before he was beheaded, Ned spotted Arya - what one word did he speak to Yoren in the crowd to let him know she was there?
Go
Arya

Statue
Baelor
How does Daenerys get the dragon eggs to hatch?
She cracks them open
She immerses them in water

She sings to them
She sets them on fire
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    Mute Matthew Donoghue
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    Apr 17th 2022, 10:19 PM

    Unfortunately we all remember the last two seasons as well. Any chance they can just go back and redo them?

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    Apr 17th 2022, 10:34 PM

    @Matthew Donoghue: biggest disappointment in TV history

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    Apr 18th 2022, 1:18 AM

    @Garret Fawl: agreed

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    Mute Karl Rogers
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    Apr 18th 2022, 8:05 AM

    @Matthew Donoghue: Agree,,,
    Once the series pasted out the books it was curtains!

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    Mute Ger Power
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    Apr 17th 2022, 11:13 PM

    Despite the disappointing finale still the best show ever made. I hate fantasy tv and deliberately avoided GOT till my brother in law gave us seasons 1-4 boxset but quickly got hooked on it

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    Apr 17th 2022, 11:44 PM

    @Ger Power: ill see your GOT and raise you The Wire

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    Apr 18th 2022, 12:00 AM

    @Rian Lynch: I’ll see your wire and raise you ‘Band of Brothers’

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    Apr 18th 2022, 9:32 AM

    @John Condon: ill see your Band of Brothers and raise you Generation K1ll .

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    Apr 18th 2022, 11:35 AM

    @Rian Lynch: I’ll see your series Generation Kill and raise you with Babylon Berlin

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    Apr 18th 2022, 12:32 PM

    @DaveyDoolin: il see your babylon Berlin and raise you peaky blinders

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    Apr 18th 2022, 10:31 PM

    @Anthony Hilton: I’ll see your Peaky blinders and raise you ‘ the Sopranos ‘

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    Apr 18th 2022, 11:03 PM

    @Finnster: I’ll see your Sopranos and raise you Oz.

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    Apr 18th 2022, 11:27 PM

    @Finnster: I’ll see your Sopranos and raise Sopranos x5 (me and my wife have watched it end-end five times!)

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    Apr 17th 2022, 10:16 PM

    Ah them were the days. Brilliant show. They really should make the Arya sequel

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    Mute Dean J Cullen
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    Apr 18th 2022, 12:14 AM

    Despite the last two seasons being rushed and slightly disappointing.

    I got way more joy from this series than any other.
    Let’s hope the sequel show is just a good.

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    Apr 18th 2022, 6:46 PM

    @Dean J Cullen: same here

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    Mute Kevin Bury
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    Apr 17th 2022, 11:10 PM

    very first all correct…loved that show

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    Mute Keith Manning
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    Apr 18th 2022, 6:48 AM

    Seasons 1-4 made the best tv series I have ever seen. It slowly began to fade after that.

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    Apr 17th 2022, 10:54 PM

    Never saw any of these, which might explain why I got 1 right.

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    Apr 18th 2022, 1:05 AM

    @Boyne Sharky: why did u bother?

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    Apr 18th 2022, 9:44 AM

    First 4/5 seasons were just fantastic tv. Think I’ve watched it 5/6 times…. Not in a couple of years now…. Due another watch I think
    Wish they hadn’t rushed the final seasons…. It should have been stretched out over another few seasons at least and given the time and final story it deserved.
    Jon should have been king.

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    Apr 18th 2022, 7:04 PM

    @Sean Mc Cabe: i love akl the “rushed” comments. There were 18 months between the last two seasons. Game of Thrones never gave you the story you expected. Cant understand why people expected a rounded, happy ending.

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    Apr 18th 2022, 7:05 PM

    @Sean Mc Cabe: i love akl the “rushed” comments. There were 18 months between the last two seasons. Game of Thrones never gave you the story you expected. Can’t understand why people expected a rounded, happy ending.

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    Apr 18th 2022, 7:05 PM

    @Sean Mc Cabe: i love all the “rushed” comments. There were 18 months between the last two seasons. Hardly rushed. Game of Thrones never gave you the story you expected. Can’t understand why people expected a rounded, happy ending.

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    Apr 19th 2022, 9:32 AM

    @Ciarán Kelly: the comments are completely valid. There may have been an 18 month gap before the finale season but the change of pace in the last season was ridiculous. They packed events which should have taken a season to cover into one episode. It’s why it’s remembered as one of the most disappointing shows. Completely wrecked it’s legacy. The show runners were in a hurry to run off and make Star Wars movies which never happened in the end and they’d run out of source material.

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    Apr 17th 2022, 10:22 PM

    Was good but not great.

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    Apr 17th 2022, 11:16 PM

    @aidan mccormack: agreed. The Sopranos and breaking bad were great.

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    Apr 18th 2022, 10:50 AM

    @aidan mccormack: cods

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    Apr 18th 2022, 5:05 AM

    7 right and they were all guesses. I’ve never seen one jepisode of Game of Thrones

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    Apr 18th 2022, 8:12 AM

    @Frank Higgins: Thanks for letting us know

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    Apr 18th 2022, 11:37 AM

    @Frank Higgins: Ah yes ignorance is bliss eh?

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    Apr 18th 2022, 8:54 AM

    If you choose the first option each time you get 2/12.

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    Apr 18th 2022, 11:27 AM

    @Dave Johnston: ha ha good man

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    Apr 18th 2022, 5:42 PM

    Only started it this week lol, better late than never!

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    Apr 19th 2022, 6:06 PM

    @Elaine Moriarty: Enjoy! It took me years to get around to reading all the books which got me happily through one bad winter. The first few DVDs are a great watch, George Martin really knows how to tell a great story.

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    Apr 18th 2022, 4:34 PM

    Have yet to see any episode of this…

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