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: 4 October 2019 Back Subscriber-only Tes Quiz: 4 October 2019 Pit your wits against Tes’ weekly general knowledge quiz 4th October 2019, 12:03am John Cunnane Share Tes Quiz: 4 October 2019 https://www.tes.com/magazine/archived/tes-quiz-4-october-2019 Copy Link Which country beat the US - the reigning champions - in the quarter-final of the World Basketball Championship? What was the name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo until 1997? Who wrote the 1940 novel For Whom The Bell Tolls? Chèvre is a cheese made from the milk of which animal? What were the first names of the comedy duo Abbot and Costello? Before becoming the president of the US, Barack Obama was senator for which state? Wycliffe Jean, Faith Hill and Pras were all members of which 1990s hip-hop group? H₂SO₄ is the chemical formula for which acid? Hades is the Greek god of the underworld; who is his Roman counterpart? Dacia is a car manufacturer from which country? Scroll down for answers. QUIZ ANSWERS France Zaire Ernest Hemingway Goat Bud and Lou Illinois Fugees Sulphuric Pluto Romania 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 New Scottish chief inspector of education announced News 21 January 2026 Phillipson announces £23m for new edtech tools News 21 January 2026 Are perimenopausal teachers getting enough support in schools? Analysis 21 January 2026 ‘Parents are people, too,’ schools told in guidance on complaints News 20 January 2026 Why hybrid teaching is growing in demand Analysis 16 January 2026 Government launches ‘tougher’ guidance on phones in schools News 19 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
