Home Archived Tes Quiz: 24 March 2017 Back Subscriber-only Tes Quiz: 24 March 2017 Pit your wits against Tes’ weekly general knowledge quiz 24th March 2017, 12:00am John Cunnane Share Tes Quiz: 24 March 2017 https://www.tes.com/magazine/archived/tes-quiz-24-march-2017 Copy Link Calvados is a brandy made from which fruit? Fred DeLuca and Pete Buck formed which fast food sandwich chain in Bridgeport, Connecticut, in August 1965? What papal name did Jorge Mario Bergoglio take when he became head of the Roman Catholic church in March 2013? In which European capital city was Harry Houdini (real name Erich Weiss) born on 24 March 1874? Which German was responsible for composing The Brandenburg Concertos? Philip Pirrip is the narrator and protagonist in which of Charles Dickens’ novels? Nigel Owens, Craig Joubert and Romain Poite are all international referees in which sport? Who played Robin to George Clooney’s Batman in the 1997 film Batman & Robin? In which Scandinavian country would you be in if you were on the road to Hell? By what name were the Righteous and Harmonious Fists better known during an uprising in China in 1900? 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 5 ways to work with mistakes in the classroom Teaching & Learning 23 April 2024 6 things we did to improve mental health in our school Analysis 23 April 2024 5 basic errors that ruin teacher job applications Analysis 23 April 2024 Most schools train leaders to tackle rising parental complaints News 22 April 2024 CfE: Secondaries ‘starting again’ as pupils lack ‘common knowledge base’ News 16 April 2024 GCSEs 2024: Exam dates, timetables and key information Analysis 9 April 2024 5 ways to support reading for pleasure in the classroom Teaching & Learning 22 April 2024 Most schools train leaders to tackle rising parental complaints News 22 April 2024 A simple but radical new way to assess writing Teaching & Learning 22 April 2024
