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 Long-term absence rates rise Mark Gould • 17th October 2024 Bringing science to the heart of DfE decision making Professor Russell Viner • 17th October 2024 Revealed: Areas most in need of extra nursery provision Jasmine Norden • 17th October 2024 How the DfE attendance mentor scheme will work Laura Bell • 16th October 2024 Recent Most read Most shared Could ‘mathematical reasoning’ improve primary maths teaching? Teaching & Learning 17 October 2026 Ofqual chief warns against ‘undiscriminating’ AI use in schools News 16 October 2026 Ofsted to recruit more inspectors with MAT expertise News 16 October 2026 DfE told to defend moving schools to national MAT News 15 October 2026 DfE SEND expert warns against too many support packages News 15 October 2026 DfE relaxes QTS rules for experienced teachers News 13 October 2026 The rising problem of ‘hasty reading’ and what teachers can do about it Teaching & Learning 15 October 2026 1 in 3 schools considering redundancies or restructuring News 15 October 2026 The trust movement has carried the spirit of comprehensive education - now a new era awaits Analysis 15 October 2026
