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: 26 August 2016 Back Subscriber-only TES Quiz: 26 August 2016 Pit your wits against TES’ weekly general-knowledge quiz 26th August 2016, 12:00am John Cunnane Share TES Quiz: 26 August 2016 https://www.tes.com/magazine/archive/tes-quiz-26-august-2016 Copy Link What is the English translation of the Olympic motto “Citius - Altius - Fortius”? The island of Elba belongs to which country? Baby Gonzales, Bok Choy and Walking Stick are all varieties of which vegetable? Mindy Kaling provided the voice for which character in the 2015 Pixar film Inside Out? Who won the young rider’s jersey at the 2016 Tour De France? Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream is set in which capital city? I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right Outta My Hair is a song from which Rodgers and Hammerstein musical? Fought on 26 August 1346, the Battle of Crécy was an action during which conflict? NaCl is the formula for which chemical compound? Who is the current president of the European Commission? 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: 26 August 2016 https://www.tes.com/magazine/archive/tes-quiz-26-august-2016 Copy Link Read more What should we call the people that teachers teach? Henry Hepburn • 2nd October 2024 Teachers want to influence education policy - so why ignore them? Yvonne Williams • 2nd October 2024 How socks became part of the school uniform couture war Dan Worth • 2nd October 2024 3 ways to champion healthy use of AI in schools Josh Thorpe • 2nd October 2024 Recent Most read Most shared 3 fundamentals of staff wellbeing News 2 October 2026 Wellington poaches Rugby School head for Kenya post News 2 October 2026 Why the 30 best education bets miss a vital ingredient Teaching & Learning 2 October 2026 DfE tests what it is ‘reasonable’ to expect of schools on SEND News 1 October 2026 Burnham: ‘We will rebuild a system of comprehensive education’ News 29 September 2026 Teacher pay scales 2026-27: what will your salary look like? Analysis 1 July 2026 DfE tests what it is ‘reasonable’ to expect of schools on SEND News 1 October 2026 Most students say school staff not aware of bullying News 1 October 2026 Heads warn of major threat to government’s work experience plans News 1 October 2026
