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Quiz: How well do you know Liam Neeson's very particular set of skills?

It’s Liam Neeson’s birthday today.
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TODAY IS THE birthday of our very own Liam Neeson, who has turned 73-years-old. 

Known for his roles in critically acclaimed films such as the Taken series, Schindler’s List, Christopher Nolan’s Batman Begins, and his guest appearance on Channel 4′s Derry Girls, the actor has secured three Golden Globes and two Tony Awards, as well as a BAFTA.

To honour the acting legend’s birthday, we’re quizzing you on his very particular set of skills… (or his catalogue of work).

In the film Taken, Neeson's character makes a famous speech over the phone to his daughter's kidnapper: "I don't know who you are. I don't know what you want. If you are looking for ransom I can tell you I don't have money, but what I do have are a very particular set of skills..." What is the next line?
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"Skills that make me a nightmare for people like you."
"Skills I have acquired over a very long career."
"Skills that mean I can kill you very easily."
"Skills that will let me find you and I will kill you."
Neeson made a guest appearance on an episode of Derry Girls playing Chief Inspector Byers questioning the girls after which incident?
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They had accidentally circulated cannabis scones at a wake
Uncle Colm had his van stolen by paramilitaries
They had stolen the advert board from Fionnula's chipper
They had unintentionally helped burglars stealing from their school
In the 2008 film The Other Man, was Neeson the other man or the husband?
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The other man
The husband
In which of these films did Liam Neeson NOT play a gunman?
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In the Land of Saints and Sinners
Cold Pursuit
The Marksman
Memory
Non-Stop
Absolution
Run All Night
He plays a gunman in all of these films
How many Taken films are there?
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Two
Three
Four
Neeson is from which county?
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Co Antrim
Co Derry
Co Down
Co Fermanagh
How many fully-animated films has he featured in?
None
One
Five
Six
Which Irish revolutionary did Neeson portray in a 1996 film?
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Michael Collins
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James Connolly
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Eamon de Valera
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Padraig Pearse
Neeson briefly attended Queen's University Belfast before dropping out. What did he study?
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Speech and language therapy
Business
English and Drama
Physics and computer science
The rhetorical skills of which politician, according to Neeson, inspired him to become an actor?
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Gerry Adams
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Ian Paisley
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Jack Lynch
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Bertie Ahern
Answer all the questions to see your result!
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Bryan Mills
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You have a very particular set of skills
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Oskar Schindler
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A hero
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Aslan
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The King of Beasts
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Bad Cop
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You are Liam Neeson's evil Lego character
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