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: 30 August 2019 Back Subscriber-only Tes Quiz: 30 August 2019 Pit your wits against Tes’ weekly general knowledge quiz 30th August 2019, 12:04am John Cunnane Share Tes Quiz: 30 August 2019 https://www.tes.com/magazine/archive/tes-quiz-30-august-2019 Copy Link Tórshavn is the capital of which of which European island group? Who won the 2019 British Open Championship? In Greek mythology, how many muses were there? Islands in the Stream, Chain Reaction and Grease were all written by members of which band? Co-written with John Fletcher, The Two Noble Kinsmen is the last play written by which author? What was the nationality of Nobel prizewinning nuclear physicist Ernest Rutherford, born 30 August 1871? Which actor plays a female Thor in the upcoming film Thor: Love and Thunder? Which fruit is a main constituent of the dish Eton mess? By what name is the fungal infection tinea pedis better known? Who will replace Jean-Claude Juncker to become the first female European Commission president? Scroll for answers. QUIZ ANSWERS Faroe Islands Shane Lowry Nine The Bee Gees William Shakespeare New Zealander Natalie Portman Strawberry Athlete’s Foot Ursula von der Leyen 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: 30 August 2019 https://www.tes.com/magazine/archive/tes-quiz-30-august-2019 Copy Link Read more How the DfE attendance mentor scheme will work Laura Bell • 16th October 2024 Exclusive Private school VAT rules ‘not fit for purpose’ Cerys Turner • 16th October 2024 Ofsted: Monday notification call does not apply to deferred inspections Cerys Turner • 16th October 2024 3 ways the Employment Rights Bill could upend education Alistair Wood • 16th October 2024 Recent Most read Most shared Ofsted to recruit more inspectors with MAT expertise News 16 October 2026 Ofsted to pilot independent complaints system News 16 October 2026 MAT collaboration doesn’t mean making every school the same Leadership 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