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: 16 December 2016 Back Subscriber-only TES Quiz: 16 December 2016 Pit your wits against TES’ weekly general knowledge quiz 16th December 2016, 12:00am John Cunnane Share TES Quiz: 16 December 2016 https://www.tes.com/magazine/archived/tes-quiz-16-december-2016 Copy Link What does the suffix -nesia mean in places such as Polynesia, Micronesia and Indonesia? Which city in North America hosts what will become the first trans-Atlantic sports team when it begins competing in rugby league in England? Mark Rylance won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Rudolf Abel in which 2015 Cold War film? After how many years would a couple celebrate their pearl wedding anniversary? Who had hits with Ain’t No Sunshine, Lovely Day and Just The Two Of Us? Who was the fifth of Henry VIII’s wives? Which famous portrait painting is also known as La Gioconda? Which of the human body’s organs can suffer with psoriasis? Which French fashion house was founded on 16 December 1946? Which company manufactures the Kadjar car model? 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 Government education action group relegates international bodies News 24 April 2026 Growing number of new teachers quitting the profession in Scotland News 24 April 2026 Why simple everyday rituals hold huge power Analysis 24 April 2026 Why funny teachers aren’t (usually) better teachers Teaching & Learning 22 April 2026 Teaching assistants are leaving - here’s how to make them stay Analysis 23 April 2026 Uta Frith: why I no longer think autism is a spectrum Teaching & Learning 4 March 2026 Oasis and Big Education to merge from September News 21 April 2026 Primaries face £288m shortfall next year due to drop in pupils News 22 April 2026 Revealed: The ‘risk’ SEND magnet schools face with Progress 8 News 22 April 2026
