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Lesser Known 'F' People Trivia Quiz

This quiz regards those people whose names begin with 'F' that don't quite get the notoriety of, say, a Ben Franklin. Give it a try, if you don't do well on this quiz, you won't get an F!

A multiple-choice quiz by thejazzkickazz. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
thejazzkickazz

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
12,958

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
642

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Who was the Italian anatomy professor that was teacher to the great British physician William Harvey? Hint

Fabius

Fabricius

Fontana

Fracastoro

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which British subject is considered to be the world's first war photographer? Hint

Farnaby

Fenton

Flanagan

Formby

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was the commander of the HMS Beagle, the ship that took Charles Darwin on his 5-year survey of South America?

Answer: (Last name, starts with F.)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who was the French Marshal who was largely responsible for the allied victory at the first battle of the Marne (Sept, 1914)? Hint

Fanon

Ferry

Foch

Fernel

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which famous American was born Leslie King Jr.?

Answer: (Last name, starts with F.)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which modern American artist is most famous for his work with fluorescent lights? Hint

Fontana

Fuller

Ferber

Flavin

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which French physicist invented the gyroscope? Hint

Fermat

Foucault

Fenelon

Flaubert

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who is considered to be the founder of the Quakers? Hint

James Fox

John Fox

Charles Fox

George Fox

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is the name of the U.S. Democratic politician who initiated an act of congress which gave grants to Americans who wished to study overseas?

Answer: (Last name, starts with F.)

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which Italian playwright wrote 'Accidental Death of an Anarchist'? Hint

Fontana

Fellini

Ferlinghetti

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the Italian anatomy professor that was teacher to the great British physician William Harvey?

Answer: Fabricius

Geronimo Fabricius was an Italian anatomist and embryologist who studied the development of chick embryos and also studied, in detail, the system of veins in human beings. He discovered the valves which direct blood flow to the heart.

2. Which British subject is considered to be the world's first war photographer?

Answer: Fenton

Roger Fenton gained this distinction through his work during the Crimean war.

3. Who was the commander of the HMS Beagle, the ship that took Charles Darwin on his 5-year survey of South America?

Answer: Fitzroy

He was also governor of New Zealand from 1843 to 1845.

4. Who was the French Marshal who was largely responsible for the allied victory at the first battle of the Marne (Sept, 1914)?

Answer: Foch

In 1918, he was appointed commander in chief of the Allied armies, and helped bring the war to a swift end through the powerful offensive he launched in July of that year.

5. Which famous American was born Leslie King Jr.?

Answer: Ford

His parents were divorced and he was renamed after his stepfather.

6. Which modern American artist is most famous for his work with fluorescent lights?

Answer: Flavin

Dan Flavin's works almost always require electricity!

7. Which French physicist invented the gyroscope?

Answer: Foucault

Most people associate Jean Foucault with his work using a pendulum to demonstrate the rotation of the Earth on its axis.

8. Who is considered to be the founder of the Quakers?

Answer: George Fox

George Fox, an English preacher, founded the 'Society of Friends', who were later derogatorily referred to as the Quakers. The name stuck!

9. What is the name of the U.S. Democratic politician who initiated an act of congress which gave grants to Americans who wished to study overseas?

Answer: Fulbright

Thousands of Americans have used Fulbright scholarships to study overseas, and an equally large number of foreign students have used these funds to study in the U.S.

10. Which Italian playwright wrote 'Accidental Death of an Anarchist'?

Answer: Fo

Dario Fo also wrote 'Can't Pay? Won't Pay!' among others. I hope you enjoyed this quiz...and if so, may I recommend the other quizzes in the series that are much like it? Thanks!

Source: Author thejazzkickazz

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