FunTrivia Blockbusters: I'll Have an 'F'. Quiz

Answer: Fox

The collective name for a group of foxes may be seen as quite appropriate by some people. Sometimes the group is known as a "leash".
Ferrets come in groups called busyness (or business). A group of frogs is an army.
I was not able to find any collective noun for a group of flamingos. Perhaps "a prettiness" would be good?

Answer: F-stops on a camera

The F-stop (aka F Number) is a measure of the amount of light that enters a camera lens and reaches the recording media - film or digital. There is a pattern, with each number opening up the aperture to allow twice as much light as the larger number before it.

For example, F5.6 will allow twice as much light as F8. A typical camera lens will have F-stops of 1.4, 2, 2.8, 4, 5.6, 8, 16. In each case, the smaller the number, the wider the lens aperture opens in relation to the larger number. (The caveat in all this is that shutter speed is also crucial to the amount of light reaching the film or digital device, so everything that I have said outside these brackets assumes that the shutter speed remains the same for each F-stop.)

Answer: Aretha Franklin

Aretha Franklin was born in Memphis Tennessee in March 1942. In her early career she focussed on gospel songs. In the 1960s, she moved to soul music and had hits with "Respect", "Think" and "You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman". According to Billboard magazine, she had 17 Top Ten pop hits and 20 Number One R&B hits.

She was the first female singer to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Answer: Flamenco dancing

Flamenco covers singing, guitar playing, hand clapping and finger snapping, as well as dance. It originated in Spain and became a leading art-form there. The first recorded references date to the 1770s.

Answer: Fozzie Bear

Fozzie first appeared in 1976 and was voiced by Frank Oz until his retirement in 2000. Eric Jacobson took over then. Fozzie was a comedian with the catchphrase "Wocka Wocka Wocka!" Unfortunately that was as about as funny as he got, because Fozzie was a terrible comedian.

Answer: Ford Model T

The Model T was the car that ushered in the era of mass production. In all, between 1908 and 1927, 16.5 million were sold.

Answer: France

Pont Saint-Bénézet, or as it is also known, Pont d'Avignon, was built in the 12th century to span the River Rhone. It was destroyed during a siege of the town of Avignon. Although it was rebuilt, the stone arches kept collapsing. It was so expensive to replace them that it was abandoned in the 17th century. Only four arches remain.
The bridge inspired the song "Sur le pont d'Avignon."
Altogether now:
"Sur le Pont d'Avignon
On y danse, On y danse
Sur le Pont d'Avignon
On y danse tous en rond..."

Answer: Charles James Fox

Charles James Fox (24 January 1749 to 13 September 1806) was an English Member of Parliament and noted speaker. He supported civil liberties and the French Revolution and was a staunch critic of King George III, as evidenced in the quote. He also supported the American colonists in their War of Independence.

Answer: Fly fishing

Fishing is often quoted as the most-participated hobby in the United Kingdom. Unlike other types of angling, in fly fishing you do not need to bait your line with anything squiggly, such as worms or prawns (which is against the law in some places anyway).

Instead, adherents using manufactured decorative flies made of metal and feathers. Just making ("tieing") them is an art form in itself.

Answer: Freyja

Freyja was the twin sister of Freyr and was married to the god Odr
Forsetti was the god of justice, peace and truth. Frigg was the goddess of marriage and motherhood. Fulla was her handmaiden.

Answer: Dick Francis

Dick Francis was born in Wales in 1920 and died in the Cayman Islands in 2010. During his early career, he was a successful jockey, winning over 350 steeplechase races. He retired in 1956 and began to work as a journalist and writer. He wrote at the rate of about a book a year.

Although never credited, his wife, Mary, contributed significantly to his writing. More than 60 million copies of his 40 novels were sold. Virtually all were centred around the world of horse racing, with the heroes called on to solve murders or other serious crimes.

Answer: Forrest Gump

Released in 1994, "Forrest Gump" went on to gross more than $677m and won its star Tom Hanks a Best Leading Actor Oscar. (Five other Academy Awards were also secured.)
It was based on a novel written in 1986 by Winston Groom. It told the story of a young man raised in poverty who overcame adversity to become a military hero. In peacetime, the rather simple-minded man with a homespun folksy charm became a popular cult hero.
Even Forrest would have known that "Fantastic Four" was a red herring, or at least a shrimp. It was based on an action comic. (Did you see what I did there?)

Answer: The Fish

Founded in 1965, Country Joe and The Fish were noted for their psychedelic rock. Their early signature tune was "I Feel Like I'm Fixin' to Die Rag", which was about the Vietnam War. McDonald recorded and toured with the Fish for many years. Although they at one point broke up, they were late reunited.

Answer: Tommy Flowers

Born in London in 1905, Flowers is credited as having created "Colossus", the world's first programmable electronic computer.
This was needed by the British war boffins at Bletcheley Park to decode German radio signals.

Answer: Don Francisco

Born in Kentucky in 1946, Francisco's mainly acoustic style gave a contemporary setting for songs of faith. A product of the 1960s folk music boom, Francisco underwent a religious conversion and afterwards devoted his life and music to Christian songs.

Answer: Michael Faraday

Faraday was born in London in September 1791 and died there in August 1867.
Faraday discovered electromagnetic induction, the principle behind the electric transformer and generator. This 1831 discovery paved the way to making electricity a useable power.

Answer: Juan Manuel Fangio

Juan Manuel Fangio won 24 races and finished on the podium 35 times in a career between 1950 and 1958. He was revered as one of the finest drivers of his era.

Answer: F Troop

Two seasons of "F Troop" were broadcast between 1965 and 1967. It was set in the fictional 'Fort Courage' and adjacent town in the 1860s.

Answer: Football Manager

From 2005, "Football Manager" gave its followers a chance to create and manage football (soccer) teams. The concept dated to 1992 when "Championship Manager" first appeared. The new name followed a legal dispute among publishers.

Answer: Fleet Street

Fleet Street was an important trading location from Roman times. By the 18th Century most national newspapers had offices and printing works there. Over the years newspapers moved out to new accommodation for their modern office and printworks needs. The last major news organisation to leave Fleet Street was Reuters, in 2005.