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: 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/archived/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 Read more New Magazine Experience New Magazine Experience • 18th November 2021 Recent Most read Most shared Schools need ‘ecosystem’ of experts for inclusion drive, DfE told News 22 January 2026 Lords back social media ban for under-16s News 22 January 2026 Why a social media ban would raise big questions for schools Analysis 22 January 2026 Are perimenopausal teachers getting enough support in schools? Analysis 21 January 2026 How many exam grades include marking errors? Analysis 20 January 2026 MAT merger plan called off after ‘aggressive’ opposition News 20 January 2026 ‘Parents are people, too,’ schools told in guidance on complaints News 20 January 2026 Government launches ‘tougher’ guidance on phones in schools News 19 January 2026 How many exam grades include marking errors? Analysis 20 January 2026