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Who Knows Ireland Best? Who Knows Ireland Best? Who Knows Ireland Best? is an Irish quiz show broadcast on RTÉ One from 20 January 2012. The show is presented by Derek Mooney, and air on Friday evenings. "Who Knows Ireland Best?" has been received positively, being described by media as the "highlight" of RTÉ's spring 2012 season. "Who Knows Ireland Best?" has been likened to the British quiz show "Family Fortunes". Two teams of contestants would be asked to guess the results of various surveys. Prior to the show 1,000 Irish people were asked 100 questions regarding Irish life (e.g. "What percentage of people