The Misplaced General Knowledge Quiz: Vol.10

Answer: Theresa May

Theresa Mary May born Theresa Mary Brasier in 1956 was Prime Minister from the 13 July 2016 to the 24 July 2019 for a total of 3 years 12 days. (Obama - Trump).

Boris Johnson born Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson in 1964 was Prime Minister from the 24 July 2019 to the 6 September 2022 for a total of 3 years 45 days. (Trump - Biden).

Liz Truss born Mary Elizabeth Truss in 1975 was Prime Minister from the 6 September 2022 to the 25 October for a total; of 50 days (Biden).

Rishi Sunak born in 1980 was Prime Minister from the 25 October 2022 (Biden).

Question submitted by shipyardbernie

Answer: A star group indicating planting time

Matariki is a star group known in Greek as Pleiades and in English as The Seven Sisters. In Aotearoa-New Zealand Matariki is also the Maori New Year. The name is a short form of Ngā Mata o te Ariki Tāwhirimātea ('The eyes of the god Tāwhirimātea'). It is a time of family celebration and remembering those who have gone. People greet each other with, "Mānawatia a Matariki!", which means 'Welcome Matariki!".

Question submitted by Waitakere

Answer: T. E. Lawrence

The book is an autobiographical account of the time Thomas Edward Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia), spent as a military advisor to the Bedouin forces fighting the Ottoman Turks between 1916 and 1918.

The seven pillars are: Fear of the Lord, Instruction, Knowledge, Understanding, Discretion, Counsel and Reproof. They are mentioned in the Bible, in Proverbs 9:1.

After all his adventures in the Middle East and just two months after leaving military service Lawrence was fatally injured on the 13 May 1935 in an accident on his Brough Superior SS100 motorcycle in Dorset, England, close to his cottage Clouds Hill, near Wareham. A dip in the road obstructed his view of two boys on their bicycles; he swerved to avoid them, lost control, and was thrown over the handlebars. He died six days later on the 19 May 1935 aged 46.

Question submitted by nebwary

Answer: Jamie Farr (Maxwell Q. Klinger)

Jamie Farr did not have any close family members appear in any "M*A*S*H" episodes.

Mike Farrell's first wife, Judy Hayden, appeared in eight episodes as Nurse Able.

William Christopher's wife, Barbara, appeared in a season four episode titled "Dear Mildred" as Nurse O'Connor. Their characters sang a duet, "All Dressed Up and No Place To Go".

Alan Alda's father, actor Robert Alda, played Dr. Anthony Borelli in two episodes, "The Consultant" and "Lend A Hand". His brother Anthony Alda also appeared in "Lend A Hand" as Corporal Jarvis.

Question submitted by dekeaunt

Answer: Victor McLaglen

Victor McLaglen was almost 50 years old when he won the best actor Oscar for 1935's "The Informer". An interesting man was Victor, he had been a soldier and professional boxer prior to becoming an actor. Around 1909 he fought the then world champion, Jack Burns, in what was primarily an exhibition bout. After serving as an officer during WWI he continued to box before drifting into acting.

At the time of his Oscar win, Victor had appeared in 50 films, many of them silents. He went on to appear in a number of notable films, among them, "The Lost Patrol", "Gunga Din", "What Price Glory", "Under Two Flags" and "Wee Willie Winkie" with Shirley Temple. After the second world war Victor settled into mostly supporting character parts.

He will be remembered as the Irish sergeant in the John Ford cavalry trilogy, "Fort Apache", "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon" and "Rio Grande" all with John Wayne. His last great performance was for John Ford and again alongside John Wayne in "The Quiet Man" for which he was nominated for a best supporting actor Oscar.

In the late 1950s Victor appeared in a few TV westerns, notably "Have Gun. Will Travel" and "Rawhide". The episodes he appeared in were directed by his son Andrew. Andrew McLaglen or Andrew V McLaglen, as he was often billed, directed more than 250 episodes of early, mostly western, TV shows and 50 feature films.

Question submitted by Desimac

Answer: Mathew Street

The Cavern Club was, and part of it still is, on Mathew Street, Liverpool, UK. It is nothing like it used to be when the Fab Four and other groups played there in the '60s. Mathew Street was a dingy narrow lane that smelled of rotting fruit and vegetables stored in the warehouses around it.

The Cavern was a cellar in a fruit warehouse and it was opened as a jazz club by Alan Sytner on the 16 January 1957 and the first act to perform there was the Merseysippi Jazz Band. The Quarrymen first played there on the 7 August 1957; they were booked to play skiffle between the performances of two jazz bands. They were told not to play rock'n'roll but the leader of the Quarrymen (a certain J. Lennon) defied the instructions and started playing the Elvis Presley song "Don't Be Cruel"

Question submitted by shipyardbernie

Answer: The emancipation of slaves in the state of Texas

Juneteenth, a combination of June and nineteen, commentates the day in 1865, when Major General Gordon Granger proclaimed freedom for all slaves in the state of Texas. This came two and a half years after President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation on September 22, 1862.

June 19 has been celebrated in Texas since 1866 with the practice spreading across the south and other parts of the country. It was designated a federal holiday in 2021 when President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act. As of 2023, 24 states and Washington D.C. recognize it as a state holiday.

The other three answers are all historical events in the US but none have a specific holiday.

The right for African American men to vote was granted when the 15th amendment was passed by congress on February 26, 1869 and ratified on February 3, 1870.

The Civil War began when Confederate troops attacked Fort Sumter in South Carolina on April 12, 1861.

The Battle of Bunker Hill, during the American Revolution, took place in Boston, Massachusetts on June 17, 1775.

Question submitted by dekeaunt

Answer: Cicely Tyson

She gained widespread attention and critical acclaim for her performance as Rebecca Morgan in the 1972 film "Sounder", when she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama.

She was best known for her films "The Autobiography Of Miss Jane Pittman" (1974), "A Woman Called Moses" (1978) and "Fried Green Tomatoes", (1991) among her awards were three Emmys, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a Tony Award, an Honorary Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award and a Peabody Award.

She was married to musician Miles Davis from 1981-1989 and passed away at the age of 96 on January 28, 2021.

Question submitted by kennell

Answer: Rod Stewart

Rod Stewart and his manager were early believers of videos to promote music. Rod had produced 11 videos in the years leading up to the launch of MTV, so the producers leaned heavily on Rod's videos the first day. They played his videos 16 times in the first 24 hours.

Question submitted by JamesFree

Answer: Joseph

His middle name is Joseph, named after his father. Michael Jackson stands with Al Jolson, Bing Crosby, Elvis Presley and The Beatles as among the most important figures in pop culture and music in the twentieth century.

Michael Jackson is responsible for the biggest selling album of all time "Thriller"; it was released in 1982 for Christmas. The album has claimed sales of 70 million worldwide with 34 million sold in the USA alone. The album spent 37 weeks at number one on the Billboard Pop Albums chart.

The album "Thriller" spawned seven singles of which two went to number one and the other five making the top ten on the Billboard Hot 100. Michael Jackson died in 2009 at the relatively young age of 50.

The other options are the middle names of his brothers, Tito, Jermaine and Marlon.

Question submitted by Desimac