Various Categories - Odd One Out Quiz

Answer: Eugene V. Debs

Eugene V. Debs was a member of the Socialist Party of America who ran for president four times - in 1904, 1908, 1912 and 1920. He was never a vice-president.

George Clinton was vice president under both Thomas Jefferson and James Madison; John Tyler was vice president under William Henry Harrison before becoming president after Harrison's sudden death; John C. Calhoun was vice president under both John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson.

Answer: Bermuda

Bermuda is an overseas territory of the United Kingdom which is located in the North Atlantic Ocean, around 640 miles east of the US state of North Carolina.

Grenada and Trinidad (with Tobago) are both independent nations located in the Caribbean Sea; Curacao belongs to The Netherlands and is located in the Caribbean off the coast of Venezuela.

Answer: A Room With a View

"A Room With a View" picked up three Oscars at the 59th Academy Awards, but missed out on Best Picture, which went to "Platoon".

"An American in Paris" won seven Oscars, including Best Picture, at the 24th awards; "A Man For all Seasons" won six Oscars including Best Picture at the 39th awards; "A Beautiful Mind" won four Oscars including Best Picture at the 74th awards.

Answer: Ronnie James Dio

Ronnie James Dio was lead singer with a number of bands, including Rainbow and Black Sabbath. Although he appeared live on stage with Deep Purple on certain occasions, he was never a full-time member of the band. Ronnie sadly passed away in 2010.

Jon Lord was a founding member of Deep Purple in 1968, playing keyboards until 2002; David Coverdale briefly replaced Ian Gillan as lead vocalist between 1973 and 1976; Steve Morse was guitarist between 1994 and 2022.

Answer: Nolan Ryan

Nolan Ryan set career records for most strikeouts (5,714) and no-hitters (seven) in a career that lasted from 1966 until 1993, yet never won a Cy Young.

Sandy Koufax won three Cy Youngs, in 1963, 1965 and 1966; Steve Carlton won four, in 1972, 1977, 1980 and 1982; Jim Palmer won three, in 1973, 1975 and 1976.

Answer: Golf

The Golf was a vehicle manufactured by Volkswagen. Launched in 1974, it was a hatchback, normally 3-door, although some 5-door variants were also made.

The Fiesta was a Ford supermini first produced in 1976; the Escort was a Ford compact sedan launched in 1968; the Mustang was launched by Ford in 1964 primarily for the American market.

Answer: Anthony van Dyck

Anthony van Dyck was a Baroque artist from the Netherlands who lived between 1599 and 1641, long before the advent of impressionism.

Claude Monet (1840-1926) was a French Impressionist, famous for his water lily paintings; Camille Pissarro (1830-1903) was a Danish-French Impressionist known for his landscapes; Mary Cassatt (1844-1926) was an American painter who moved to France where she was influenced by Edgar Degas.

Answer: Tick

Ticks are relatives of spiders and are arachnids. They are parasitic and feed off blood of other creatures, mainly mammals and birds.

Aphids are insects, with the most well known species being greenflies; Gnats are insects of the suborder Nematocera; lice are parasitic insects whose hosts include humans.

Answer: Rhubarb

The main difference between a fruit and a vegetable is that fruit come from the flowering part of the plant and contain seeds, whilst vegetables tend to come from roots, leaves or bulbs.

Rhubarb comes from the stalk of the plant so is a vegetable. Tomatoes, cucumbers and zucchinis are treated like vegetables but are all seed-bearing, so are actually fruit.

Answer: Jude

The Epistle of Jude is the second-last book in the New Testament. It is attributed to Jude, a brother of Jesus.

The Book of Joshua is the sixth book of the Old Testament, with an unknown writer; The Book of Job is the first of the poetic books of the Old Testaments, with an unknown author; the Book of Joel is one of twelve minor prophet Old Testament books.