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: 8 May 2020 Back Subscriber-only Tes Quiz: 8 May 2020 Pit your wits against Tes’ weekly general knowledge quiz 7th May 2020, 6:21pm John Cunnane Share Tes Quiz: 8 May 2020 https://www.tes.com/magazine/archive/tes-quiz-8-may-2020 Copy Link Which 2012 film, based on the true story of the rescue of six US diplomats from Iran, won an Oscar for best picture? Which Scottish singer featured on the Prince singles U Got The Look and The Arms Of Orion? In medical equipment terms, what does MRI stand for? How many hearts does an octopus have? Which author created the character Noddy? From which club did Nottingham Forest sign Trevor Francis to make him the first player for an English club to be transferred for £1 million? In which South American country would you find the Atacama Desert? Which member of the Beatles was the first to have a solo number-one single? What is the traditional name for a champagne bottle that contains the equivalent of 16 75cl bottles? What children’s game involves removing sticks without dislodging the marbles they are holding up? QUIZ ANSWERS 1. Argo 2. Sheena Easton 3. Magnetic resonance imaging 4. Three 5. Enid Blyton 6. Birmingham City 7. Chile 8. George Harrison 9. Balthazar 10. KerPlunk 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: 8 May 2020 https://www.tes.com/magazine/archive/tes-quiz-8-may-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 Forfar CEO: ‘Sitting behind a desk is a very dangerous place from which to run a company’ Analysis 3 November 2026 Nav Sanghara: ‘My headship was part of my grief story’ Leadership 3 November 2026 Early years can break the cycle of poor numeracy, DfE told News 3 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 1 in 4 primary teachers ‘comfortable’ explaining school LGBT+ approach News 2 November 2026 Make climate education ‘fully cross-curricular’ in schools, DfE urged News 2 November 2026 Why a teacher coaching session should end with one decision Leadership 2 November 2026