Words Starting with an F Trivia Quiz

Answer: Forint

The Forint is the current (2016) currency of Hungary. Although a member of the EU, Hungary would dearly love to be a member of the Euro currency. However, this could take some time. The Fanam used to be the currency used by the Madras Presidency until 1815.

It was circulated alongside the Indian Rupee. The Florin was the currency of Tuscany between 1826-1859. The Franc was a currency used by a number of countries including France, Luxembourg and Belgium before converting to the Euro. The Swiss Franc is still a valuable currency.

Answer: Foreman

After winning gold in Mexico George Foreman became the World Boxing Heavyweight Champion in 1973, beating Joe Frazier, and defended his title many times over the next four years. He retired in 1977 and made a comeback in 1987. In 1994 at the age of 45 he again became the World Champion, a title which he held until 1997. Joe Frazier (1944-2011) was an American boxer who after winning the gold medal at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics in the Heavyweight Division went on to become the professional World Heavyweight Champion. Bob Foster (1938-2015) was an American boxer who never competed in the Olympics but won the World Light-Heavyweight title in 1968 and defended it 14 times up to 1974 when he retired. Chris Finnegan (1944-2009) was English boxer who after winning the Olympic gold medal at Middleweight Division in Mexico City in 1968 went on to win British, European and Commonwealth Light-Heavyweight Titles.

Answer: Flynn

Errol Flynn (1909-1959) was born in Tasmania, Australia and after acting in Australia and England he immigrated to the USA in 1934 as a contract actor for Warner Bros. Over the years he starred in "Captain Blood", "The Charge of the Light Brigade, "The Adventures of Robin Hood", "The Dawn Patrol", "The Sea Hawk" and many more. Errol Flynn was married three times and had four children.

His only son, Sean Flynn, disappeared in Cambodia in 1971 while there as a war correspondent during the Vietnam War. Peter Finch (1916-1977) was a British-born Australian actor who won a posthumous Academy Award for Best Actor in the 1976 movie "Network". Douglas Fairbanks (1883-1939) was an American actor who was best known for his swashbuckling roles in the silent movies. Morgan Fairchild is an American actress in film and television.

Answer: Formosa

In Argentina, Formosa is the capital city of the Province of Formosa and has a population of 230,000. Freetown is in Sierra Leone (Africa) and has a population of 950,000. Fes is in Morocco and has a population of over one million. Fortaleza is in Brazil and has a population of over 2.5 million. It is the fifth largest city in Brazil.

Answer: Fantasy

Mariah Carey is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and actress. "Fantasy" was her debut single in 1995. "Faith" was a song by George Michael that reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 in December 1987."Funkytown" was by Lipps Inc and also reached number one for four weeks in 1980. "Fallin'" was released by Alicia Keys in 2001 and also reached number one.

Answer: Fontaine

Joan Fontaine (1917-2013) was a British-American actress who won her only Oscar in the Alfred Hitchcock thriller "Suspicion" (1941). She is the only actor to have won an acting Academy Award in a Hitchcock movie. She and her sister Olivia de Havilland were the first siblings to win Academy Awards for a leading role. Jane Fonda has won two Academy Awards for Best Actress for her roles in "Klute" (1971) and "Coming Home" (1978). Sally Field won her two Best Actress Awards in "Norma Rae" (1979) and "Places in the Heart" 1984. Jodie Foster won her two Academy Awards for Best Actress in "The Accused" (1988) and "The Silence of the Lambs" (1991).

Answer: Fortymile River

Fortymile River was named by prospectors after gold was discovered there in 1886. The name of the river reflected the distance from the mouth of the river to Fort Reliance which was a former Hudson's Bay post along the Yukon River. Their measurements must have been inaccurate at that time? Five Mile River is in Massachusetts and is 10.1 miles long (16.3 kms). Fourteen Mile River is in Indiana in Clark County close to Charlestown and is 22.7 miles (36.5 kms). First River is in New Jersey and is the main tributary of the Passaic River.

It is also known as Mill Brook.

Answer: From Here to Eternity

"From Here to Eternity" (1953) starred Burt Lancaster, Frank Sinatra, Montgomery Clift, Deborah Kerr and Donna Reed. The film won eight Academy Awards out of 13 nominations. This included Sinatra and Reed winning Oscars for their supporting roles. "For Whom the Bell Tolls" (1943) was based on a novel of the same name by Ernest Hemingway and starred Gary Cooper and Ingrid Bergman.

It was nominated for nine Academy Awards winning only one. "Fiddler on the Roof" (1971) was nominated for eight Academy Awards, winning three. "Fatal Attraction" (1987) was a psychological thriller starring Michael Douglas and Glenn Close and received six nominations but was not successful in any of them.

Answer: Follett

Ken Follett is a Welsh author of thrillers and historical novels. "The Pillars of the Earth" was followed by the sequel "World Without End" which featured descendants of "The Pillars of the Earth" over 150 years later. William Faulkner (1897-1962) was an American writer and winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1949. F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940) was an American novelist and short story writer.

His best known work is "The Great Gatsby" (1925). Frederick Forsyth is an English author, journalist, a former spy and political commentator.

His works such as "The Day of the Jackal", "The Odessa File", "The Dogs of War" and "The Fourth Protocol" were adapted into films.

Answer: Fischer, Birgit

Birgit Fischer (Germany) won eight gold medals and four silver medals in Canoeing in the Olympics from 1980-2004. Gert Fredriksson (1919-2006) (Sweden) won six gold and one each of silver and bronze also in Canoeing in the Olympics from 1948-1960. Morris Fisher (1890-1968) (USA) won his five gold medals for Shooting at the two Olympics in 1920 and 1924. Dawn Fraser (Australia) was the winning of four gold and four silver in Swimming at three Olympics from 1956-1964.

She won the 100 metres Freestyle gold at three consecutive Olympics.