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: 16 December 2016 Back Subscriber-only TES Quiz: 16 December 2016 Pit your wits against TES’ weekly general knowledge quiz 16th December 2016, 12:00am John Cunnane Share TES Quiz: 16 December 2016 https://www.tes.com/magazine/archive/tes-quiz-16-december-2016 Copy Link What does the suffix -nesia mean in places such as Polynesia, Micronesia and Indonesia? Which city in North America hosts what will become the first trans-Atlantic sports team when it begins competing in rugby league in England? Mark Rylance won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Rudolf Abel in which 2015 Cold War film? After how many years would a couple celebrate their pearl wedding anniversary? Who had hits with Ain’t No Sunshine, Lovely Day and Just The Two Of Us? Who was the fifth of Henry VIII’s wives? Which famous portrait painting is also known as La Gioconda? Which of the human body’s organs can suffer with psoriasis? Which French fashion house was founded on 16 December 1946? Which company manufactures the Kadjar car model? 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: 16 December 2016 https://www.tes.com/magazine/archive/tes-quiz-16-december-2016 Copy Link Read more Private schools launch legal action over VAT on fees Cerys Turner • 31st October 2024 Private school fees set to rise by 10% after VAT added Cerys Turner • 31st October 2024 Schools to be funded for national insurance rise Jasmine Norden • 31st October 2024 Free instrumental music in ‘jeopardy’ in Scottish schools Henry Hepburn • 31st October 2024 Recent Most read Most shared Why a focus on oracy risks leaving behind pupils with communication needs Teaching & Learning 31 October 2026 ITT reforms ‘financially risky’ and ‘deeply stressful’ for some providers News 30 October 2026 Tackling conspiracy theories in schools: understanding the psychology Analysis 30 October 2026 Budget 2026: everything schools need to know News 28 October 2026 Sir Jon Coles: Data spine an ‘extraordinary overreach’ of government powers News 28 October 2026 The film driving a campaign for a fairer approach to attendance Analysis 29 October 2026 Budget 2026: everything schools need to know News 28 October 2026 Sir Jon Coles: Data spine an ‘extraordinary overreach’ of government powers News 28 October 2026 The film driving a campaign for a fairer approach to attendance Analysis 29 October 2026
