Home Archived Tes Quiz: 13 December 2019 Back Subscriber-only Tes Quiz: 13 December 2019 Pit your wits against Tes’ weekly general knowledge quiz 13th December 2019, 12:04am John Cunnane Share Tes Quiz: 13 December 2019 https://www.tes.com/magazine/archived/tes-quiz-13-december-2019 Copy Link Who is the oldest person mentioned in the Bible? Who was the coach of the New Zealand All Blacks who retired from his post after the 2019 Rugby World Cup? How many pairs of chromosomes do the majority of humans have? The words “bungalow”, “shampoo” and “pundit” all originate from languages in which country? Born in Reading, Pennsylvania on 13 December 1989, whose latest hit album is entitled Lover? By what collective name are George Wingrave, Carl Hentschel and Jerome K Jerome known in a novel written by the latter? Manila is the capital of which South East Asian country? Which British monarch did the Gunpowder Plot of 1605 seek to assassinate? Which fruit is a main ingredient in the Scottish dessert cranachan? Which musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda is about the life of one of the Founding Fathers of the United States? Scroll for answers. QUIZ ANSWERS Methuselah Steve Hansen 23 India Taylor Swift Three Men in a Boat The Philippines James I Raspberry Hamilton 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: Unlimited access to all Tes magazine content Exclusive subscriber-only stories Award-winning email newsletters Subscribe now Already a subscriber? Log in You need a subscription to read this article Subscribe now to read this article and get other subscriber-only content, including: Unlimited access to all Tes magazine content Exclusive subscriber-only stories Award-winning email newsletters Subscribe now Read more New Magazine Experience New Magazine Experience • 18th November 2021 Recent Most read Most shared ‘Thin reform proposals’ not enough for ‘creaking’ education system Analysis 20 September 2024 NEU launches snap poll on teacher pay News 20 September 2024 Why languages should still matter to schools Analysis 20 September 2024 Schools must not use Ofsted logos for this year’s judgements News 17 September 2024 Teacher pay scales 2024-25: what will your salary look like? Analysis 29 July 2024 How to fix the primary maths curriculum Teaching & Learning 18 September 2024 DfE urged to review curriculum panel over Oak links News 18 September 2024 Call for Ofsted ‘transparency’ over board minutes News 17 September 2024 How to fix the primary maths curriculum Teaching & Learning 18 September 2024