Get the best experience in our app Enjoy offline reading, category favourites, and instant updates - right from your pocket. Download the App Maybe later Home Archive TES Quiz Back Subscriber-only TES Quiz Pit your wits against TES’ weekly general knowledge quiz 17th March 2017, 12:00am John Cunnane Share TES Quiz https://www.tes.com/magazine/archive/tes-quiz Copy Link A gulp is the collective noun for which seabird? What is the official language of Egypt? Who became English Test cricket captain on February 13th 2017? In computing, what does the acronym DOS stand for? The Outlander is a model produced by which car manufacturer? Which European country became unified on March 17th 1861 under King Victor Emmanuel II? Who wrote ‘Don Quixote’? What was the forename of the founder of the Guinness brewery? Charlie Mingus, Django Reinhardt and John Coltrane are all names synonymous with which genre of music? Which venue hosted the 2017 Oscar Ceremony? You need a Tes subscription to read this article Subscribe now to read this article and get other subscriber-only content: /per month for 12 months Unlimited access to all Tes magazine content Exclusive subscriber-only stories Award-winning email newsletters Subscribe now Log in Unlimited access to all Tes magazine content Exclusive subscriber-only stories Award-winning email newsletters More information You need a subscription to read this article Subscribe now to read this article and get other subscriber-only content, including: /per month for 12 months Unlimited access to all Tes magazine content Exclusive subscriber-only stories Award-winning email newsletters Subscribe now Unlimited access to all Tes magazine content Exclusive subscriber-only stories Award-winning email newsletters More information John Cunnane Share TES Quiz https://www.tes.com/magazine/archive/tes-quiz Copy Link Read more 'Thin reform proposals' not enough for 'creaking' education system Graham Hutton • 20th September 2024 NEU launches snap poll on teacher pay Cerys Turner • 20th September 2024 Mobile phones in schools: all you need to know Tes reporter • 19th September 2024 Don't fixate on Gen Z, look after millennial mother-teachers Emma Sheppard • 19th September 2024 Recent Most read Most shared What’s going wrong with SEND in ITT - and how can we fix it? Analysis 21 September 2026 Does the concept of an international school need redefining? Analysis 21 September 2026 How reducing central team headcount cut top slice costs Leadership 21 September 2026 Teacher pay scales 2026-27: what will your salary look like? Analysis 1 July 2026 SEND reforms will make Sendco supervision vital Analysis 9 September 2026 Susan Douglas: ‘Good leaders can still fail if the context doesn’t fit’ Leadership 8 September 2026 Powell urged to halt ‘demoralising’ Ofsted inspections News 21 September 2026 What’s going wrong with SEND in ITT - and how can we fix it? Analysis 21 September 2026 How reducing central team headcount cut top slice costs Leadership 21 September 2026
