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Answer: Fried chicken

It was the Scottish that were the first to deep-fry chicken in fat, whereas other countries either baked or boiled it. It was the Scots that took this process to the USA in the 1800s. Fondue originated in Switzerland, fettuccine originated in Italy and fajitas originated in Mexico.

Answer: Fred Noonan

Fred Noonan (1893-1937) was an American aviator who was the co-pilot for Amelia Earhart when their aircraft disappeared in the Pacific Ocean in 1937. Fred Grandy is an American actor best known for his role as "Gopher" in the TV series "The Love Boat" appearing in 246/250 episodes.

He was also a Member of the US House of Representatives from 1987-1995. Fred Perry (1909-1995) was an English tennis player who won eight Grand Slam singles tennis titles between 1934-36. Fred Gwynne (1926-1993) was an American actor who starred in the TV series "Car 54, Where Are You?" (1961-3) and "The Munsters" (1964-66).

Answer: Fingertips

"Fingertips" by "Little" Stevie Wonder peaked at number one in 1963. "Frankenstein" is an instrumental by Edgar Winter Group that reached number one in May 1973. "Funkytown" is a song by the American disco act Lipps Inc. It reached number one in May/June 1980. "Freak Me" is a song by the American R&B group Silk. It peaked at number one in 1993.

Answer: Fossa

The fossa is a cat-like carnivorous mammal that is endemic to the island of Madagascar and has been compared to a small cougar. Because of its retractable claws and flexible paws it can climb trees and is known to jump from tree to tree. The fennec fox is quite small and is found in the Sahara, Arava and Arabian deserts. The frilled-neck lizard is found in northern Australia and southern New Guinea. The fishing cat is a medium sized wild cat that is found in South and Southeast Asia.

Answer: Birgit Fischer

Birgit Fischer won eight Olympic gold medals as a kayaker. Three gold medals were earned representing East Germany (1980-1988) and five gold representing West Germany (1992-2004). Dawn Fraser (AUS) won four Olympic gold medals. She was the first swimmer, male or female, to win the same event at three consecutive Olympics.

She won the 100m freestyle in 1956, 1960 and 1964 plus 4 x 100 freestyle relay in 1956. Fu Mingxia (People's Republic of China) won four Olympic diving gold medals from 1992-2000. Missy Franklin (USA) won five Olympic gold medals at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics.

In 2018 at the age of 23 years she announced her retirement from the sport.

Answer: Fiat

The first Fiat automobile, the Fiat 4 HP, was manufactured in 1899. The Ford Motor Company was founded by Henry Ford in 1903. The luxury sports car Ferrari was founded by Enzo Ferrari in 1939. FAW is a Chinese state owner automotive manufacturer which was founded in 1953.

Answer: Joan Fontaine

Joan Fontaine (1917-2013) played the role of Lina McLaidlaw in the 1941 Alfred Hitchcock thriller "Suspicion". For this role she won the Academy Award for Best Actress, which was the only Oscar-winning acting award in any of Hitchcock's movies. Jane Fonda won two Academy Awards playing Bree Daniels ("Klute"-1971) and Sally Hyde ("Coming Home"-1978). Sally Field has won two Academy Awards portraying Norma Rae Webster ("Norma Rae"-1979) and Edna Spalding ("Places in the Heart"-1984). Louise Fletcher won an Academy Award for portraying nurse Mildred Ratched in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"(1975).

Answer: C. S. Forester

C. S. Forester (1899-1966) was an English novelist who liked to write about naval warfare. He wrote the Horatio Hornblower series about a naval officer in the Napoleonic wars. He is best remembered for his novel "The African Queen" (1935) which was adapted into a movie in 1951 starring Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn, earning Bogart his only Oscar.

Answer: Freetown

Freetown is the capital city of the west African country Sierra Leone. Faisalabad (Pakistan), Francistown (Botswana) and Franceville (Gabon) are all major cities in their respective countries but are not the capital cities.

Answer: Fargo

The 1996 thriller "Fargo" was nominated for seven Academy Awards winning two. One of the Oscars was for Best Actress with Frances McDormand winning the award for her role as police chief Marge Gunderson. The 1961 movie "Fanny" starring Leslie Caron, Horst Buchholz and Charles Boyer received five Academy Award nominations. The 1970 American drama movie "Five Easy Pieces" starring Jack Nicholson and Karen Black received four Oscar nominations. "Fatal Attraction" (1987) starring Michael Douglas, Glenn Close and Anne Archer received six Oscar nominations.