Home Archived Tes Quiz: 9th August 2019 Back Subscriber-only Tes Quiz: 9th August 2019 Pit your wits against Tes’ weekly general knowledge quiz 9th August 2019, 12:03am John Cunnane Share Tes Quiz: 9th August 2019 https://www.tes.com/magazine/archived/tes-quiz-9th-august-2019 Copy Link From which country did Singapore gain independence on 9 August 1965? Which character did Brendan Gleeson play in the Harry Potter series of films? Spa-Francorchamps is the venue for which country’s Grand Prix on the Formula 1 calendar? The French commune of Épernay is the main producer of which drink? “Now is the winter of our discontent, Made glorious summer by this sun of York” is a line from which of Shakespeare’s plays? The pituitary gland is connected to which organ in the human body? What would you find in an arboretum? The words schmooze, glitch and klutz all originate from which language? Another Suitcase in Another Hall is a song taken from which musical? In Greek mythology, who fell from the sky by flying too close to the sun, causing the wax in his wings to melt? Scroll down for answers. QUIZ ANSWERS Malaysia Alastor ‘Mad Eye’ Moody Belgium Champagne Richard III Brain Trees and woody plants Yiddish Evita Icarus 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 Keeping Children Safe in Education: how things may change Analysis 26 April 2024 Schools with RAAC can defer Ofsted for rest of academic year News 26 April 2024 What is the future of school inspection in Scotland? Analysis 26 April 2024 Teacher levelling-up payments: all you need to know News 25 April 2024 Why every school should (not) use setting Teaching & Learning 24 April 2024 Keegan: I’ll look at how we can fund teacher pay rise News 24 April 2024 One-word Ofsted judgements work for no one but the DfE Analysis 25 April 2024 How to ensure children are emotionally ready for school Teaching & Learning 25 April 2024 Heads: DfE failure to scrap Ofsted grades ‘deeply disappointing’ News 25 April 2024