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: 2 October 2020 Back Subscriber-only Tes Quiz: 2 October 2020 Pit your wits against Tes’ weekly general knowledge quiz 2nd October 2020, 12:00am John Cunnane Share Tes Quiz: 2 October 2020 https://www.tes.com/magazine/archive/tes-quiz-2-october-2020 Copy Link Born on 2 October 1951, singer and actor Gordon Sumner is better known by what name? Cricket bats are traditionally made from the wood of which tree? What is the name of the scale on which earthquakes are measured? What is the largest of the Caribbean islands? Hawaiian monk, elephant and leopard are all species of which semiaquatic mammal? Yale University is based in which US state? Created by Daedalus, what is the name of the maze located under the palace of King Minos of Crete? Who played the lead role of Douglas Quaid in the 2012 remake of the film Total Recall? On what day were The Cure in love in their 1992 single? What is the only Shakespeare play to have the name of an English town in its title? QUIZ ANSWERS 1. Sting 2. Willow 3. Richter 4. Cuba 5. Seal 6. Connecticut 7. The Labyrinth 8. Colin Farrell 9. Friday 10. The Merry Wives of Windsor Questions set by John Cunnane 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: 2 October 2020 https://www.tes.com/magazine/archive/tes-quiz-2-october-2020 Copy Link Read more Trust capacity funding cut with ‘no plans’ for future rounds Jasmine Norden • 1st November 2024 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 Recent Most read Most shared What if schools didn’t have to wait for a SEND diagnosis? Analysis 2 November 2026 Why a teacher coaching session should end with one decision Leadership 2 November 2026 1 in 4 primary teachers ‘comfortable’ explaining school LGBT+ approach News 2 November 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