General Knowledge Quiz 79

Questions

1. The flag of which of these nations does not have the colour green in it?

   1. Hungary
   2. Wales
   3. Romania
   4. Cameroon
   5. Algeria

2. Which of these is not among the 'Big Four' rapidly expanding national economies, known collectively as a four letter acronym based on their initials?

   1. India
   2. China
   3. Canada
   4. Russia
   5. Brazil

3. Which of these is not a Roman god?

   1. Cupid
   2. Hermes
   3. Hercules
   4. Jupiter
   5. Vulcan

4. Which of these is not an evergreen shrub?

   1. Lavender, Skimmia
   2. Myrtle
   3. Virginia Creeper
   4. Erica

5. Which of these is not a breed of cat?

   1. Balinese
   2. Chausie, Vizsla
   3. Peterbold
   4. Snowshoe

6. Which of these is not a rank in the British Army?

   1. Commander
   2. Staff Sergeant
   3. Captain
   4. Major-General
   5. Field Marshall

7. Which of these is not a note in standard 'concert' guitar tuning?

   1. B
   2. E
   3. D
   4. F
   5. A
   6. G

8. Which of these is not a city in Germany?

   1. Ansbach
   2. Marl
   3. Osterhofen
   4. Graz
   5. Frankfurt

9. Which of these is not a letter in the Greek alphabet?

   1. Kappa
   2. Zeta
   3. Iota
   4. Deka
   5. Lamda
   6. Sigma

10. Which of these was not a Tudor monarch?

    1. Henry VII
    2. Henry VIII
    3. Edward V
    4. Edward VI
    5. Elizabeth I

11. Which of these horses did not win the UK Grand National?

    1. West Tip
    2. Supreme Glory
    3. Corbiere
    4. Earth Summit
    5. Hedgehunter

12. Which of these is not a US state capital?

    1. Montgomery
    2. Tallahassee
    3. Denver
    4. Chicago
    5. Boston

13. Which of these football clubs did Gary Lineker not play for?

    1. Everton
    2. Leicester City
    3. AC Milan
    4. Tottenham Hotspur
    5. Barcelona

14. Which of these is not a river in England?

    1. Tees
    2. Don
    3. Spey
    4. Witham
    5. Aire

15. In which of these films does actor Kevin Costner not appear?

    1. Field of Dreams
    2. Tin Cup
    3. The Untouchables
    4. Ransom
    5. The Upside of Anger

16. Which of these is not a part of the human eye?

    1. Sclera
    2. Cornea
    3. Fovea
    4. Macula
    5. Tympanic membrane
    6. Schlemm's canal

17. Which of these is not an album by The Rolling Stones: Rubber Soul?

    1. Beggars Banquet
    2. Some Girls
    3. A Bigger Bang
    4. Steel Wheels

18. Which of these is not a Square in London?

    1. Bedford
    2. Leicester
    3. Tavistock
    4. Nottingham
    5. Manchester

19. Which of these creatures is not native to Australia?

    1. Platypus
    2. Dingo
    3. Penguin
    4. Hyena
    5. Emu

20. Which of these was never a vice-president of the USA?

    1. Herbert Hoover
    2. Nelson Rockefeller
    3. Richard Nixon
    4. Theodore Roosevelt
    5. Dick Cheney

21. What is the correct spelling of the word which is spelled incorrectly in this list?

    1. Perseverance
    2. Supersede
    3. Noticeable
    4. Noteable
    5. Massachusetts

22. Which of these is not a Ford car model?

    1. Edge
    2. Flex
    3. Firenza
    4. Maverick
    5. Taurus

23. Which of these is not a national capital city?

    1. Ottawa
    2. Canberra
    3. Istanbul
    4. Islamabad
    5. Pretoria
    6. Wellington

24. Which of these books was not banned by the British courts?

    1. Fanny Hill by John Cleland
    2. Ulysses by James Joyce
    3. Lady Chatterly's Lover by DH Lawrence
    4. Fear of Flying by Erica Jong
    5. The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall

25. Which of these is not a character in the UK children's TV series Trumpton?

    1. Mrs Cobbit
    2. Walter Harkin
    3. Captain Flack
    4. Miss Lovelace
    5. Reverend Timms

26. Which of these is not a wine region of France?

    1. Rhone
    2. Alsace
    3. Rioja
    4. Bordeaux
    5. Jura

27. Which of these metals is not an element?

    1. Brass
    2. Silver
    3. Tin
    4. Aluminium/Aluminum
    5. Copper

28. Which of these is not a prime number 5; 11; 37, 59; 79; 93 ?

29. Which of these is not a Chinese Dynasty?

    1. Ming
    2. Ding
    3. Qing
    4. Shang
    5. Tang
    6. Zhou

30. Which of these woods generally does not float in water?

    1. Oak
    2. Teak
    3. Mahogany
    4. Ebony
    5. Willow
    6. Maple