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: 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: /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 It’s ‘crunch time’ on SEND reform, warns IFS News 21 January 2026 Want to improve the world? Spend more on education Analysis 21 January 2026 MAT merger plan called off after ‘aggressive’ opposition News 20 January 2026 Why hybrid teaching is growing in demand Analysis 16 January 2026 The transformative effect of reducing Reception class sizes Teaching & Learning 15 January 2026 Revealed: where teacher pay falls furthest short of living costs News 16 January 2026 How can schools get early intervention right? Teaching & Learning 19 January 2026 Most schools ‘can’t afford the basics’ News 16 January 2026 Ofsted report cards: 1 in 7 schools in first wave gets ‘exceptional’ grade News 12 January 2026
