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: 6 January 2017 Back Subscriber-only TES Quiz: 6 January 2017 Pit your wits against TES’ weekly general knowledge quiz 6th January 2017, 12:00am John Cunnane Share TES Quiz: 6 January 2017 https://www.tes.com/magazine/archived/tes-quiz-6-january-2017 Copy Link Famous for his novels Howard’s End and A Passage To India, which author was born on New Year’s Day 1879? Who was the president of Cuba who fled the country on 1 January 1959? What name is given to the Jewish New Year? On New Year’s Day 1925, Norway changed the name of its capital city to Oslo. What was the previous name? In the Chinese calendar, which animal symbolises the year 2017? Which Stevie Wonder song begins with the lyrics “No New Year’s Day to celebrate”? The New Year’s Eve Ball Drop takes place in which New York City landmark? In which city will the World Athletics Championships take place in 2017? How many hours are there between midnight on Christmas Day and midnight on New Year’s Eve? Traditionally eaten on New Year’s Eve, Vasilopita or St Basil’s cake originates from which southeast European country? 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 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 What educational psychologists really do Teaching & Learning 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
