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quizballs 107 - free general knowledge quiz - questions and answers for trivia quizzes and pub quizzes
This is an 'odd-one-out' quiz.
So there is just one answer to each question.
- Which of these is not a part of the human eye: Sclera; Cornea; Fovea; Macula; Tympanic membrane; Schlemm's canal? Tympanic membrane (the tympanic membrane is the eardrum)
- Which of these woods generally does not float in water: Oak; Teak; Mahogany; Ebony; Willow; Maple? Ebony
- Which of these is not a Chinese Dynasty: Ming; Ding; Qing; Shang; Tang; Zhou? Ding
- Which of these is not a prime number 5; 11; 37, 59; 79; 93 ? 93 (a prime number is only divisible by itself and 1)
- Which of these metals is not an element: Brass; Silver; Tin; Aluminium/Aluminum; Copper? Brass (brass is an alloy of copper and zinc)
- Which of these is not a wine region of France: Rhone; Alsace; Rioja; Bordeaux; Jura? Rioja (Spain)
- Which of these is not a character in the UK children's TV series Trumpton: Mrs Cobbit; Walter Harkin; Captain Flack; Miss Lovelace; Reverend Timms? Reverend Timms (appears in Postman Pat)
- Which of these books was not banned by the British courts: Fanny Hill by John Cleland; Ulysses by James Joyce; Lady Chatterly's Lover by DH Lawrence; Fear of Flying by Erica Jong; The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall? Fear of Flying by Erica Jong
- Which of these is not a national capital city: Ottowa; Canberra; Istanbul; Islamabad; Pretoria; Wellington? Istanbul (Istanbul is Turkey's largest city, and as at 2010, fifth largest in the world - Ankara is the capital of Turkey - the other capitals/countries are: Ottowa/Canada; Canberra/Australia; Islamabad/Pakistan/; Pretoria/South Africa; Wellington/New Zealand)
- Which of these is not a Ford car model: Edge; Flex; Firenza; Maverick; Taurus? Firenza (Vauxhall and Oldsmobile, General Motors)
- What is the correct spelling of the word which is spelled incorrectly in this list: Perseverance; Supersede; Noticeable; Noteable; Massachusetts? Notable
- Which of these was never a vice-president of the USA: Herbert Hoover; Nelson Rockefeller; Richard Nixon; Theodore Roosevelt; Dick Cheney? Herbert Hoover (president 1929-33)
- Which of these creatures is not native to Australia: Platypus; Dingo; Penguin; Hyena; Emu? Hyena (Africa and Middle East)
- Which of these is not a Square in London: Bedford; Leicester; Tavistock; Nottingham; Manchester? Nottingham
- Which of these is not an album by The Rolling Stones: Rubber Soul: Beggars Banquet; Some Girls; A Bigger Bang; Steel Wheels? Rubber Soul (The Beatles, 1965)
- The flag of which of these nations does not have the colour green in it: Hungary; Wales; Romania; Cameroon; Algeria? Romania (blue, yellow, red)
- In which of these films does actor Kevin Costner not appear: Field of Dreams; Tin Cup; The Untouchables; Ransom; The Upside of Anger? Ransom (starred Mel Gibson, 1996)
- Which of these is not a river in England: Tees; Don; Spey; Witham; Aire? Spey (Scotland)
- Which of these football clubs did Gary Lineker not play for: Everton; Leicester City; AC Milan; Tottenham Hotspur; Barcelona? AC Milan
- Which of these is not a US state capital: Montgomery; Tallahassee; Denver; Chicago; Boston? Chicago (Chicago is the largest city in Illinois, the state capital is Springfield; the other capitals/states are: Montgomery/Alabama; Tallahassee/Florida; Denver/Colorado; Boston/Massachusetts)
- Which of these horses did not win the UK Grand National: West Tip; Supreme Glory; Corbiere; Earth Summit; Hedgehunter? Supreme Glory (second in 2003)
- Which of these was not a Tudor monarch: Henry VII; Henry VIII; Edward V; Edward VI; Elizabeth I? Edward V (House of York)
- Which of these is not a letter in the Greek alphabet: Kappa; Zeta; Iota; Deka; Lamda; Sigma? Deka (is Greek for the number ten - see Greek alphabet)
- Which of these is not a city in Germany: Ansbach; Marl; Osterhofen; Graz; Frankfurt? Graz (Austria)
- Which of these is not a note in standard 'concert' guitar tuning: B; E; D; F; A; G? F (standard 'concert' tuning of a guitar, high to low, is: E, B, G, D, A, E)
- Which of these is not a rank in the British Army: Commander; Staff Sergeant; Captain; Major-General; Field Marshall? Commander (is a rank in the Royal Navy)
- Which of these is not a breed of cat: Balinese; Chausie, Vizsla; Peterbold; Snowshoe? Vizsla (Hungarian gundog)
- Which of these is not an evergreen shrub: Lavender, Skimmia; Myrtle; Virginia Creeper; Erica? Virginia Creeper (deciduous climber)
- Which of these is not a Roman god: Cupid; Hermes; Hercules; Jupiter; Vulcan? Hermes (Greek god of travel, messengers)
- Which of these is not among the 'Big Four' rapidly expanding national economies, known collectively as a four letter acronym based on their initials: India; China; Canada; Russia; Brazil? Canada (Brazil, Russia, India, and China are referred to as the BRIC economies)
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