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F-ort Required! Trivia Quiz

The only consonant you need in these answers is the letter F. Should be enough clues that you can find the answers even if you don't know the words. If you like this, see the rest of my alphabet quizzes.

A multiple-choice quiz by sharkbytes. Estimated time: 8 mins.

Author
sharkbytes

Time
8 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
88,762

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
8 / 15

Plays
805

Question 1 of 15

1. Remember, the only consonant you need throughout this quiz is F! (Y is a consonant).......... The chemical symbol for the element Iron.

Answer: (2 letters)

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Question 2 of 15

2. The French word for liver. You know this... think goose liver spread.

Answer: (4 letters)

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Question 3 of 15

3. _____ da! What you say when something is funny in Minnesota.

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Question 4 of 15

4. For shame!

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Question 5 of 15

5. The acronym for the organization of young people who plan to persue careers in agriculture in the United States.

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Question 6 of 15

6. That high-pitched flute-like instrument of colonial America.

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Question 7 of 15

7. In Anglo-Saxon "gif" is not a digital picture file format, but this simple conjunction.

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Question 8 of 15

8. What Barry Guiler saw. (Hint- think Spielberg)

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Question 9 of 15

9. Land inherited from a feudal lord in return for service.

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Question 10 of 15

10. The author of "Everyone is Someone," the biography of symphony conductor Pierre Monteaux. (It's also the name of a line of retro baby clothes.)

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Question 11 of 15

11. The Sacred Dog of Sinkiang, a spitz-type dog, possibly named for the city which is now called Minhow.

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Question 12 of 15

12. Payment due to anyone for services rendered.

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Question 13 of 15

13. This ancient one seeks to work us woe, according to Martin Luther.

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Question 14 of 15

14. To fuss or dawdle or be indecisive.

Answer: (4 letters- good luck if your not from the UK!)

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Question 15 of 15

15. And now it's time for us to be ____ to another quiz!

Answer: (3 letters)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Remember, the only consonant you need throughout this quiz is F! (Y is a consonant).......... The chemical symbol for the element Iron.

Answer: Fe

Fe comes from "ferrum," Latin for iron.

2. The French word for liver. You know this... think goose liver spread.

Answer: foie

Pate de foie gras is considered a gourmet delicacy.

3. _____ da! What you say when something is funny in Minnesota.

Answer: Uff

"Uff da" is a Norwegian expression heard frequently in Minnesota when someone might otherwise use various oaths. In Norway, Charlie Brown says, "uff da!" instead of "Good grief!."

4. For shame!

Answer: fie

Straight from Middle English. You might remember this word if you are a "Camelot" fan. Mordred uses it in the song, "The Seven Deadly Virtues."

5. The acronym for the organization of young people who plan to persue careers in agriculture in the United States.

Answer: FFA

Future Farmers of America boast almost half a million members, aged 12-21, 30% of which are girls.

6. That high-pitched flute-like instrument of colonial America.

Answer: fife

The fife, often paired with drum, provided the marching music for many an American Revolutionary soldier.

7. In Anglo-Saxon "gif" is not a digital picture file format, but this simple conjunction.

Answer: if

"If" in real life is much more ambiguous than the world of computer algorithms. It may mean supposing, whether or not, although, or wishfully. In computer flow-charts: IF A THEN B, is completely straightforward without exception.

8. What Barry Guiler saw. (Hint- think Spielberg)

Answer: UFO

From "Close Encounters of the Third Kind." Barry is the toddler who runs giggling into the woods in search of the alien spacecraft which has apparently called to him.

9. Land inherited from a feudal lord in return for service.

Answer: fief

Possibly from Old French, a variant of "fieu," which is a fee.

10. The author of "Everyone is Someone," the biography of symphony conductor Pierre Monteaux. (It's also the name of a line of retro baby clothes.)

Answer: Fifi

Yes, the author of the book is listed as Fifi Monteuax, the standard poodle of the former conductor of the San Francisco Symphony, Pierre Monteaux (1875-1964).

11. The Sacred Dog of Sinkiang, a spitz-type dog, possibly named for the city which is now called Minhow.

Answer: Foo

The Chinese Foo dog was once considered extinct, used as a herding and hunting dog as well as a sleddog and watchdog. It may have been named for the city of Foochow, now called Minhow.

12. Payment due to anyone for services rendered.

Answer: fee

Fee and fief both come from the same root- again Old French "fieu." That probably came from Frankish: fehu-od "payment-estate," feoh "money, property, cattle," and ead "wealth." Used as early as 1390.

13. This ancient one seeks to work us woe, according to Martin Luther.

Answer: Foe

The "ancient Foe" of the hymn "A Mighty Fortress is our God" by Martin Luther, is Satan.

14. To fuss or dawdle or be indecisive.

Answer: faff

To faff, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, is to fuss or dither. It appears to be Brit slang which has entire web pages devoted to how to do it well or to recognize it in others. Perhaps in the US we would call a faffer a "Charlie Brown."

15. And now it's time for us to be ____ to another quiz!

Answer: off

Interstingly, "off" and "of" both come from Middle English "af:" away from, or out of. The second f was added for emphasis, eg. to be away at a distance or completely out of something or some situation.

Source: Author sharkbytes

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