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 Archived TES Quiz Back Subscriber-only TES Quiz Pit your wits against TES’ weekly general knowledge quiz 17th March 2017, 12:00am John Cunnane Share TES Quiz https://www.tes.com/magazine/archived/tes-quiz Copy Link A gulp is the collective noun for which seabird? What is the official language of Egypt? Who became English Test cricket captain on February 13th 2017? In computing, what does the acronym DOS stand for? The Outlander is a model produced by which car manufacturer? Which European country became unified on March 17th 1861 under King Victor Emmanuel II? Who wrote ‘Don Quixote’? What was the forename of the founder of the Guinness brewery? Charlie Mingus, Django Reinhardt and John Coltrane are all names synonymous with which genre of music? Which venue hosted the 2017 Oscar Ceremony? 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 Read more New Magazine Experience New Magazine Experience • 18th November 2021 Recent Most read Most shared Cambridge International issues November IGCSE and O-level results News 15 January 2026 Scholar could ‘cease operating’ after quarter of a century News 15 January 2026 The transformative effect of reducing Reception class sizes Teaching & Learning 15 January 2026 Revealed: The experts shaping England’s new curriculum News 12 January 2026 Our journey to 5 ‘exceptional’ Ofsted outcomes Leadership 12 January 2026 Ofsted report cards: 1 in 7 schools in first wave gets ‘exceptional’ grade News 12 January 2026 Revealed: The experts shaping England’s new curriculum News 12 January 2026 Ofqual chief reveals ‘anxiety’ about AI use in exam coursework News 13 January 2026 Ofsted report cards: 1 in 7 schools in first wave gets ‘exceptional’ grade News 12 January 2026
