The Misplaced General Knowledge Quiz Vol. 1

Answer: "Reet Petite" - Jackie Wilson

"Reet Petite" was written by Berry Gordy Jr./Tyran Carlo. It peaked at number six on the UK singles chart for Jackie Wilson in 1957. It peaked at number 62 on the Billboard Top 100 the same year. On re-release it was number one for four weeks on the UK singles chart in 1986/87 and made Jackie Wilson the seventh posthumous UK chart topper.

"Reet Petite" by Jackie Wilson took 29 years 42 days to reach number one, 1957 - 1986.

"Stand By Me" by Ben E. King took 25 years 244 days to reach number one, 1961 - 1987.

"Unchained Melody" by The Righteous Brothers took 25 years 83 days to reach number one, 1965 - 1990.

"He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" by The Hollies took 18 years 356 days to reach number one, 1969 - 1988.

Submitted by shipyardbernie

Answer: Abraham Lincoln - 1860

Abraham Lincoln defeated the closest of his three opponents, Stephen A. Douglas, approximately 40% to 30%.

Donald Trump defeated his opponent Hillary Clinton
George W. Bush defeated his opponent Al Gore
Benjamin Harrison defeated his opponent Grover Cleveland
All four Presidents were members of the Republican Party

In the election of 1876 Rutherford B. Hayes defeated Samuel J. Tilden.
In the election of 1824 there were four candidates, all members of the Democratic-Republican Party, none of who received a majority of votes. Andrew Jackson received the most popular votes but John Quincy Adams was eventually elected by the House of Representatives.

Submitted by dekeaunt

Answer: This Is Love

"This Is Love" written by George Harrison and Jeff Lynne was a track on his 1987 album "Cloud Nine". It was the third track from that album to be released as a single.

In the video we see George standing on the rocks with huge waves crashing behind him as he plays. During the picnic scene, Olivia Harrison hands him a paper cup and that's his father-in-law playing the violin. I don't see son Dhani, although he had to be there. I always wondered if George threw away the jeans he's wearing when he returned home, they look as if they're about to fall apart as George walks away at the end of the video.

Submitted by kennell

Answer: Streak

Although tigers are a solitary animal they are called a "Streak" when they are together. For instance a mother and her cubs could be called a streak of tigers, or those together in a zoo.

At the beginning of the Twentieth Century there were estimated to be 100,000 tigers in the wild. Now there are an estimated 4000 tigers left in the wild. Their decline is due to poaching and loss of habitat. They once ranged across Asia, from Turkey to Russia.

The tigers remaining are:

Bengal Tiger - India, Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh.
Indochinese Tiger - China, Cambodia, Laos, Burma, Thailand and Vietnam.
Malayan Tiger - Malay Peninsula.
Siberian Tiger - Far Eastern Siberia. The Siberian Tiger is the largest of all tigers.
South China Tiger - Although footprints have been found, there have been no confirmed sightings for over 25 years.
Sumatran Tiger - Island of Sumatra.

Unlike other big cats, tigers love the water and are strong swimmers and will often go into the water to cool off. The only other big cat to do this is the jaguar.

Submitted by wenray

Answer: A knighthood

Males went though a long training to become knights. It could start as early as seven years old, when the child of a noble (aristocratic) family would be sent away to become a page. He would learn horsemanship, archery and swordsmanship and if he showed promise, would then become a squire at about ten years old. Attached to a knight as his mentor, he would increase his strength, fitness and skill with weapons and learn how to fight individually and as part of a team.

He was responsible for the knight's horse, cleaning the stables, polishing armour and weapons. The young squire would also learn the Code of Chivalry as laid down in old stories about Charlemagne and King Arthur. Finally, at 21 he would attend a dubbing ceremony at which a hand, or sword would be laid on his shoulder, this is the accolade. He would be commanded to be always courageous, brave and loyal.

Submitted by Waitakere

Answer: How Do You Sleep?

"How Do You Sleep" is a song from John Lennon's 1971 album "Imagine". The track, which includes a slide guitar solo played by George Harrison, makes angry remarks about the ex-Beatles band member and Lennon's former songwriting partner, Paul McCartney.

Lennon wrote the song in answer to real or imagined slights by McCartney on his 1971 album "Ram". Later in the '70s Lennon backtracked somewhat and said that he had written the song about himself. After John's death in 1980, the other three ex-Beatles called a truce and became friends again.

Submitted by Kennell

Answer: Amour

The two films were "Hiroshima Mon Amour" (1959) and "Amour" (2012). In both films, Emmanuelle Riva steals the show, which is no mean feat in "Amour" since her co-star was the magnificent Jean-Louis Trintignant. Personally, I think her performance in "Amour" was among the greatest ever filmed, and had it been an English-language film the accolades would have been pouring in. Sadly, it was among her last and she passed away, virtually unnoticed on January 27th 2017.

"Hiroshima Mon Amour" is not for those who expect a film's plot to have a beginning, middle and end. In fact, I'm not sure there is even a plot. However, it has proved a highly-influential film for its disjointed, bewildering yet spellbinding imagery which takes the role of narrative. "Amour" does have a beginning, middle and end, although it starts with the end. Having said that, Haneke uses a more traditional story-telling technique than Resnais ever did. The story of "Amour" is relatively simple: an elderly couple try to deal with the wife suffering a stroke. Haneke has often been criticised for his emotionally cold mood, but personally I can't think of anything more offensive than drowning such subject matter in mawkishness, so in this case at the very least, his approach is the only one that would have meant anything. It's a deeply emotional film despite his, and the characters' matter-of-factness, hence its power and obviously, its title.

Of the red-herrings: Riva also starred in the Italian-language film "Kapo", Michael Haneke directed the German-language film "Das weisse Band, Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte" (English title, "The White Ribbon"), and "Argo" won the prize for Best Picture at the 85th Academy Awards. At the same ceremony, "Amour" won the rather patronizing Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

Question submitted by thula2.

Answer: Cinderella

It is not known who wrote "Cinderella" but early variants are known to be from Greece, China and Italy among many others.

Hans Christian Andersen was born in 1805 in Odense, Denmark. His many fairy tales and children's stories have been translated into more than 100 different languages. Many movies have been made about him and his stories.

Many of his original children's stories had very dark or violent parts which were changed or eliminated in the 50s and 60s because it was felt they were too scary for young children. He also authored many plays, adult novels and poems. As well as statues of him in his home country he has statues as far apart as Central Park, New York and Sydney, Australia. He died in 1875 aged 70.

Question submitted by dekeaunt

Answer: Jug

Pugs have a wrinkly short-muzzled face, with a curled tail. They have a fine, glossy coat that comes in a variety of colours, mostly fawn or black. They have a compact square body with well-developed muscles. The Jack Russell is a sturdy, tough terrier with a flat skull and a strong powerful jaw. They have a smooth coat and come in white with black, brown or tan markings.

Jugs tend to inherit many of both their parent breeds' traits which include their adorable looks and kind, loyal natures. In short, the Jug makes for a wonderful companion and family pet in households where the children are older and who therefore know how to behave around dogs.

Submitted by linda122.

Answer: Sir Alec Douglas-Home

When John F. Kennedy, the 35th President on the USA, was assassinated on the 22 November 1963, the Prime Minister of the UK was Sir Alec Douglas-Home.

Sir Alec Douglas-Home became Prime Minister in October 1963 after Harold Macmillan resigned. Macmillan resigned on the grounds of ill health but there were a number of issues on the day, not least the so called "Profumo Affair". John Profumo, the Secretary of State for War in Macmillan's cabinet, had a liaison with Christine Keeler, a 19-year-old model, who was also suspected of being involved with Captain Yevgeny Ivanov who was a Soviet naval attaché at the time.

Sir Alec Douglas-Home had to renounce his peerage and take a seat in the House of Commons before he could become Prime Minister. The job lasted two days short of a year as a general election was called in 1964 and the Conservative party lost by a narrow margin to the Labour party, led by Harold Wilson.

Submitted by shipyardbernie.