Database - F

Who died at the age of 44 with his novel 'The Last Tycoon' unfinished?    F. Scott Fitzgerald
Which chain store proprietor commissioned the then tallest inhabitable building in the world in 1913?    F. W. Woolworth
Which organisation's motto is 'Fidelity, Bravery, Integrity'?    F.B.I
Which major club trophy did Bob Paisley not win for Liverpool?    FA Cup
What was the registration number of Lady Penelope's pink Rolls?    FAB1
Which society was founded in London in 1884 to promote socialist ideas peacefully and to establish a socialist state in Britain?    Fabian Society
Which 1960s pop magazine promoted Radio Luxembourg DJs as stars?    Fabulous 208
Roberta Flack had a No 1 with a song about the First Time I Saw Your what?    Face
Which Austrian sang 'Rock Me Amadeus' in 1986?    Falco
Which bird added to a Crest completes a soap series?    Falcon
Which soap saw Jason Gioberti die in its first episode?    Falcon Crest
Which Nick won the British Open in 1990 and 1992?    Faldo
Which team is known as 'The Bairns'?    Falkirk
Which Islands were the cause of a war between Britain and Argentina?    Falkland
About what did she say, 'Failure? The possibility does not exist'?    Falklands invasion
What is sophistry?    False reasoning
Which Verdi opera is set in Berkshire in England?    Falstaff
In which TV series did Janet Jackson have a starring role?    Fame
What were students at the New York High School of Performing Arts seeking?    Fame
Whose Fortunes are won in the show presented by Les Dennis?    Family
Which comedy series starred Dave King and Joe Marcell as tramps?    Fancy Wanders
Which team wrote the Daily Telegraph's 'Bon Viveur' column?    Fanny and Johnny Cradock
In 'Little Dorrit' who are Amy's brother and sister?    Fanny and Tip
Which famous TV cook died in 1994 at the age of 83?    Fanny Cradock
In 'Mansfield Park' what is the name of the heroine?    Fanny Price
In which 1940 film did Mickey Mouse conduct the orchestra?    Fantasia
Which physicist and chemist gave his name to  the law of induction?    Faraday
Which famous scientist started out as a bookbinder's apprentice?    Faraday
In South America what kind of building is a hacienda?    Farmhouse
With which industry is the Royal Smithfield Show concerned?    Farming, agriculture
Which actress Mia starred in the controversial 'Rosemary's Baby'?    Farrow
What is the official language of Iran?    Farsi
What were The Kinks Dedicated Followers of in 1966?    Fashion
As what did Beau Brummel achieve fame?    Fashion leader
Which sea area is immediately to the south of Ireland?    Fastnet
What sort of Attraction was there between Michael Douglas and Glenn Close?    Fatal
What caused the fire in the 'Rovers' Return' in 1986?    Faulty rewiring
What was the name of Gounod's opera based on Doctor Faustus?    Faust
In German fable who sold his soul to Mephistopheles?    Faust
At which hotel was Manuel the waiter?    Fawlty Towers
Where does Polly Sherman work?    Fawlty Towers
Who played Bonnie to Warren Beatty's Clyde?    Faye Dunaway
What is blennophobia?    Fear of slime
Which part of a bird was used as a pen?    Feather
A scapular on a bird is a type of what?    Feather
What is the body of a penguin covered with?    Feathers
Which month is 'fill-dike'?    February
In which month is Valentine's Day?    February
In tennis, what name is given to the women's World Cup?    Fed Cup
On what part of your body would you wear an espadrille?    Feet
Which 'Good Lifer' starred on TV as Edward VII's sister?    Felicity Kendal
What is the first name of the crown prince of Spain?    Felipe
Who wrote 'Bambi'?    Felix Salten
In cartoons, who 'kept on walking'?    Felix the Cat
What did line judge Dorothy Brown do in a 1964 Wimbledon match?    Fell asleep
What type of pens did Pentel invent?    Felt tips
Which gender of earwig has straight rather than curved pincers?    Female
What is the name of the bone in your thigh?    Femur
Which two sports take place on a piste?    Fencing and skiing
Whose ship was the first to sail round the world?    Ferdinand Magellan
Who declared martial law in 1972 in the Philippines?    Ferdinand Marcos
Who designed the Volkswagen Beetle?    Ferdinand Porsche
Who devised the prototype for the 'Beetle'?    Ferdinand Porsche
What is the Duchess of York's nickname?    Fergie
What kind of plant is maidenhair?    Fern
Who recorded 'Let It Be' in 1987 for a disaster fund?    Ferry Aid
What do the towns of Dun Laoghaire and Rosslare have in common?    Ferry ports
What was Charon's job?    Ferryman
What did the English National Ballet used to be called?    Festival Ballet
'If I Were A Rich Man' comes from which stage show?    Fiddler on the Roof
The village of Anatevka appears in which musical?    Fiddler on the Roof
Who was nicknamed 'The Beard' by the US intelligence service?    Fidel Castro
Who was the chief figure in the '26th of July' movement?    Fidel Castro
What was Beethoven's only opera?    Fidelio
In the pirate song, how many men were on the dead man's chest?    Fifteen
What number is Beethoven's concerto known as the 'Emperor'?    Fifth
Which New York street is famous for its fashion stores?    Fifth Avenue
According to Paul Simon, how many ways are there to leave your lover?    Fifty
How many years are involved in a golden celebration?    Fifty years
Which country is made up of over 800 islands including Viti Levu?    Fiji
What nationality is golfer Vijay Singh?    Fijian
What is a young mare called?    Filly
Whose cave inspired Mendelssohn to compose his Hebrides overture?    Fingal's
What is the most famous cave on Staff?    Fingal's Cave
Which European country has the longest border with Russia?    Finland
Which work by Sibelius represented the defiance of the Finns?    Finlandia
What is the nationality of Keke Rosberg?    Finnish
What are the two official languages of Finland?    Finnish and Swedish
What joins Earth and Wind in a group's name?    Fire
Which emergency service is featured in 'London's Burning'?    Fire Brigade
Which spacecraft was commanded by Steve Zodiac?    Fireball XL5
What was Steve Zodiac's spacecraft?    Fireball XL5
Which two classes of travel are there on Inter City trains?    First and standard
Which title did Napoleon take in 1799, instituting a military dictatorship?    First Consul
In April 1967, what famous first did Shirley Preston achieve in London?    First female taxi driver
What is the Pentateuch?    First five books of the Bible
Which 'famous first' is attributed to asparagus in Britain?    First frozen food
What major TV event happened in 1955 on the night Grace Archer died on radio?    First night of ITV
What famous first was achieved by William Tayton?    First person on TV
What famous first in TV advertising is held by Bird's Eye frozen peas?    First product advertised in colour
Which famous first will always be held by Keith Peacock?    First substitute in a League game
Louise Brown will always hold which famous first?    First test tube baby
What famous first did Edward White achieve for America?    First to walk in space
Which watch is from 8pm to midnight at sea?    First watch
Why did Catherine McTavish make Wimbledon history in 1979?    First woman umpire
In which war was the Battle of Jutland?    First World War
What sort of food is a rollmop?    Fish
What do we call what the Italians call pesce?    Fish
What type of creature is used for the dish Bombay duck?    Fish
What kind of animal is a seashores?    Fish
What is the zodiac sign of Pisces?    Fish
What is a coley?    Fish
What is held in a creel?    Fish
What do ichthyologists study?    Fish
Which creature is involved in the French equivalent of an April Fool?    Fish
What was snoek?    Fish
What is pisciculture?    Fish rearing
What are the five groups of vertebrates?    Fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals
When it is made in Europe, what are the three main ingredients of a kedgeree?    Fish,eggs,rice
The classic text about which sport was written by Izaak Walton in 1653?    Fishing
Which British sport has the most participants?    Fishing
What is the plate connecting two lengths of railway track called?    Fishplate
Which word can mean suspicious or to do with seafood?    Fishy
'Raindrops Keep Falling on my Head' is Sacha Distel's only chart entry, but how many times did it do so?    Five
How many lines in a limerick?    Five
How many cents are there in a US nickel?    Five
In the UK what is the maximum number of years between General Elections?    Five
At what age does a filly become classified as mare?    Five
How many cards of the same suit are needed for a flush in poker?    Five
How many miles are there in eight kilometres?    Five
How many Wimbledon champions retained their 1983 titles in 1984?    Five
How many times did Graham Hill win the Monaco Grand Prix?    Five
In yards, how long was a rod, pole, or perch?    Five and a half
If the image in the mirror shows the time as five past two, what time is it?    Five to ten
How long is a Member of Parliament elected for?    Five years
How long is an MEP elected for?    Five years
What is the minimum age for a three-star cognac?    Five years
What does a mordant do?    Fixes colours in dyeing
Which exotic bird stands on one leg?    Flamingo
Which duo wrote and first recorded 'Mud Mud, Glorious Mud'?    Flanders and Swan
What type of horse racing does not include fences and obstacles?    Flat
How does a hurl differ from a hockey stick?    Flat on both sides
Flounder is a common name for which type of fish?    Flatfish
From the fibres of which plant is linen made?    Flax
From which plant is linen obtained?    Flax
Who recorded the album 'Rumours'?    Fleetwood Mac
On which course in Australia is the Melbourne Cup run?    Flemington Park
In 'May to December' what was Alec and Zoe's baby called?    Fleur
What type of birds are ratites?    Flightless
Where does the Australian Open Tennis Championship take place?    Flinders Park, Melbourne
What are Grimes Graves and where are they?    Flint mines, Norfolk
Which cartoon series had a Stone Age setting with Fred and Wilma?    Flintstones
What is Andy Capp's wife called?    Flo
What was the nickname of sprinter Florence Griffith-Joyner?    Flo Jo
What are birds of a feather said to do?    Flock together
In 1955, what was used for the first time in a Wembley international?    Floodlights
Aside from asymmetric bars, what are the three events for women gymnasts in the Olympics?    Floor, beam, vault
Which Roman goddess of flowers is the name of a brand of margarine?    Flora
What is the English name for Firenze?    Florence
Who was known as the lady with the lamp?    Florence Nightingale
In 1907, who was the first woman to receive the Order of Merit?    Florence Nightingale
Key West and Key Largo are off the coast of which state?    Florida
In which US holiday state is Miami?    Florida
In which US state is Orlando?    Florida
In which US state is Disney World?    Florida
What type of Power symbolised the 1967 peace and love festivals?    Flower
What according to Scott McKenzie did you wear in your hair in San Francisco?    Flowers
Who created the 'Spitting Image' puppets?    Fluck and Law
What are the tail fins of a whale called?    Flukes
What are the pointed pieces called on a ship's anchor?    Flukes
Where is the final of the US Open played?    Flushing Meadow
What instrument does James Galway play?    Flute
What was seemingly fearless 'A-Team' member B. A. Baracus very frightened of?    Flying
In rhyming slang what is the Sweeney Todd?    Flying Squad
What is the lightest weight in boxing?    Flyweight
What is a young horse called?    Foal
According to Gazza, what's mine on the Tyne?    Fog
What was Prince Charles' nickname for Mark Phillips?    Fog
What are the three types of sword used in fencing?    Foil, epee, sabre
Near which Kent port is the English opening of the Channel Tunnel?    Folkestone
What is the surname of father and daughter Peter and Bridget?    Fonda
Which actress Jane developed her fitness programmes?    Fonda
Which programme features Jilly Goolden, Oz Clarke and Michael Barry?    Food and Drink
Where in a horse is the coffin joint?    Foot
Nat Lofthouse was famous in which sport?    Football
In which trade did a Butcher, a Cooper and a Mariner work together in 1970-80?    Football
Which sportsmen asked for extra fees for televised matches in 1956?    Footballers
'Lay your head upon my pillow' appears in which Perry Como song?    For The Good Times
Which Bond movie was a hit for Sheena Easton?    For Your Eyes Only
According to the proverb which fruit tastes sweetest?    Forbidden fruit
Robbie The Robot and Dr Morbius appear in which film?    Forbidden Planet
What is the object of sumo wrestling?    Force opponent out of ring
Which company made the first production-line car, the Model T?    Ford
Where in your body is the frontal bone?    Forehead
Who are the members of the Council of Ministers?    Foreign secretaries
Which Nottingham club was managed by Brian Clough?    Forest
Myosotis is more commonly known as which flower?    Forget-me-not
What is special about a swallow's tail?    Forked
What acid gives nettles their sting?    Formic acid
Which saga was about Soames, Irene, Jolyon and their family?    Forsyte Saga
Which family Saga spanned the Victorian and Edwardian eras?    Forsyte Saga
Which Frederick wrote 'The Day Of the Jackal'?    Forsyth
What, according to tradition, takes four years to paint from end to end?    Forth Railway Bridge
Which Alan Plater TV adaptation starred Kenneth Branagh as Guy Pringle?    Fortunes of War
Which Brendan won the only British track and field medal of the 1976 Olympic Games?    Foster
Which machine is used to manufacture paper industrially?    Foudrinier
What type of pen did Lewis Waterman invent?    Fountain pen
What was invented by Lewis Waterman in the 1880s?    Fountain Pen
How many pecks are there in a bushel?    Four
How many times does Monroe sing 'you' in one chorus of 'I Wanna Be Loved By You'?    Four
How many tusks does a warthog have?    Four
How many railway stations are there on a Monopoly board?    Four
How many years is the term of office of the American president?    Four
How many phases of the moon are there in a lunar month?    Four
First held in 1983, how many years elapsed before the second Athletics World Championships?    Four
In music, how many quavers equal a minim?    Four
How many stomachs has a cow?    Four
How many sides has a parallelogram?    Four
How many sides has a rhombus?    Four
How many sides has a trapezium?    Four
How many laps are completed in a speedway race?    Four
What number does the Roman numeral IV stand for?    Four
How many athletes are there in an Olympic relay team?    Four
How many 'Monty Python' series were made?    Four
How many time zones does mainland USA have?    Four
How many were there in the Tops, Pennies and Seasons?    Four
In speedway racing, how many laps of the track does a race consist of?    Four
How many times did Chaplin marry altogether?    Four
How many children were there in Enid Blyton's Famous Five?    Four - one was a dog
How much was a groat worth?    Four old pence
What was the first British film to exceed the 20-million box office total?    Four Weddings and a Funeral
What is the maximum number of clubs permitted in a golf bag?    Fourteen
What word goes before glove, hound and trot?    Fox
From which flower is digitalis obtained?    Foxglove
Where is 70s chart topper Charles Aznavour from?    France
In which country did the D Day landings take place?    France
In 1988 Francois Mitterrand was re-elected president of which country?    France
In which country did the word biscuit originate?    France
Which country is divided from Spain by the Pyrenees?    France
Brittany is part of which country?    France
Which country originally produced Peugeot cars?    France
Normandy is part of which country?    France
Which country does the Loire flow through?    France
Which country do Renault cars come from?    France
In which country was Alexis Korner born?    France
Who is Russia's opponent in the campaign commemorated in the '1812 Overture'?    France
Which country produces most wine in the world?    France
In which country is the Dordogne?    France
Picardy is in the northeast of which country?    France
With which country do you associate the drink pernod?    France
Provence and Brittany are both parts of which country?    France
In which country did the first organised motor race take place?    France
Which country has the most world championship wins for angling?    France
Which country was the first to insist upon car registration plates?    France
Which country does David Ginola come from?    France
In which country did Steve Donoghue ride his first winner?    France
Who can win the Five Nations but not the Triple Crown?    France
Which country outside the UK won the Grand Slam in 1977?    France
Which team won the Five Nations tournament from 1986 to 1989?    France
Who does Mary Pierce play tennis for?    France
The quickest goal in a World Cup tournament was scored by Bryan Robson against which country in 1982?    France
In which country was the first take-off by a manned helicopter in 1907?    France
Whom did Vietnam gain independence from in 1954?    France
Which two countries fly supersonic passenger aircraft?    France and Great Britain
The kingdom of Navarre was divided between which two countries?    France and Spain
In which four countries are the Alps?    France, Italy, Switzerland and Austria
What is the Princess of Wales' middle name?    Frances
Who circumnavigated the world solo in 'Gipsy Moth IV' in 1966-67?    Francis Chichester
Who created the detective Paul Temple?    Francis Durbridge
Who is known as the founding father of eugenics?    Francis Galton
Who was Mary Queen of Scots' first husband?    Francis II of France
Who wrote the words of 'The Star Spangled Banner'?    Francis Scott Key
Which Anne kept a diary while in hiding during the Second World War?    Frank
What is 'The Bill's DI Burnside's first name?    Frank
Who says, 'Know what I mean, 'Arry'?    Frank Bruno
Which jockey had most Classic wins before Lester Piggott?    Frank Buckle
Who says, 'It's the way I tell 'em!'?    Frank Carson
Can you remember who sang 'I Remember You'?    Frank Ifield
Which architect designed New York's Guggenheim Museum?    Frank Lloyd Wright
Who captained Arsenal when they won the League and Cup in 1970-71?    Frank McLintock
Who created Billy Bunter?    Frank Richards
Which US singer celebrated his 80th birthday in December 1995?    Frank Sinatra
Which US singer played Von Ryan in 'Von Ryan's Express'?    Frank Sinatra
Who was the first player to make over 1,000 catches in first-class cricket?    Frank Woolley
What is the title of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley's 'tale of terror'?    Frankenstein
Which monster of the horror genre was created by Mary Shelley?    Frankenstein
Which boy's name took Sister Sledge to No 1 in 1985?    Frankie
Who took their first three hits to No 1 in 1984?    Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Who sang the theme song to 'Rawhide'?    Frankie Laine
Who was the first performer to have British No 1 hits?    Frankie Laine
How is Francis Castellucio better known?    Frankie Valli
Which English singer appeared with Monroe in 'Let's Make Love'?    Frankie Vaughan
Who was Frank on the Kaye Sisters' hit 'Gotta Have Something in the Bank Frank'?    Frankie Vaughan
Which US statesman defined the 'four freedoms'?    Franklin D. Roosevelt
Why is Prince Michael's middle name Franklin?    Franklin Roosevelt was his godfather
What is the world's largest sand island northeast of Brisbane?    Fraser Island
Who has been married to Gemma Craven and Liz Hobbs?    Frazer Hines
Who played Jamie in 'Doctor Who' and Joe Sugden in 'Emmerdale'?    Frazer Hines
In ads, what is Homepride's head chef called?    Fred
Who was Ginger Rogers' most famous dancing partner?    Fred Astaire
How is Frederick Austerlitz better known?    Fred Astaire
Which famous dancer's legs were insured for $650,000?    Fred Astaire's
Who says, 'Yabbadabba Doo!'?    Fred Flintstone
With which company did Chaplin travel to the United States in 1910?    Fred Karno
Who made a record called 'That's My Life' in 1965?    Fred Lennon
Who was the last Briton to win the men's singles at Wimbledon?    Fred Perry
Who was the producer of the Tom and Jerry cartoons until 1956?    Fred Quimby
Who was the first bowler to take 300 Test wickets?    Fred Trueman
Who sang with The Dreamers?    Freddie
What was Frederick Bulsara better known as?    Freddie Mercury
What is Freddie Starr's real name?    Freddie Starr
Who wrote 'On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring'?    Frederick Delius
Who has published Beatrix Potter's 'Tale of Peter Rabbit' since 1902?    Frederick Warne
The scrapping of which benefit brought controversy in June 1971?    Free school milk
Which sci-fi thriller did Mick Jagger appear in 1992?    Freejack
Which secret society refers to God as 'the great architect of the Universe'?    Freemasons
Which society requires a belief in the Great Architect of the Universe?    Freemasons
What type of vehicle provided a 50s hit for Nancy Whiskey?    Freight Train
In what language was Fairport Convention's only English hit sung?    French
Which Fields did Hester and William go to after 'Fresh Fields'?    French
What was the profession or calling of Tuck in Sherwood Forest?    Friar
Which day of the week is the Muslim holy day?    Friday
When 'Coronation Street' moved from two to three programmes a week in 1989, what was the new day for transmission?    Friday
Which day of the week is named after the goddess Frigg?    Friday
Which philosopher invented 'the Superman'?    Friedrich Nietzsche
What are the Tonga Islands otherwise known as?    Friendly Islands
In conservation, what do the letters FOE stand for?    Friends of the Earth
Which song contains the words, 'If you lose your teeth when you're out to dine borrow mine!'    Friendship
What was John Glenn's Mercury capsule called when he became the first American to orbit the Earth?    Friendship 7
What was invented by US students using aluminium flan cases?    Frisbee
Which creatures sang, 'We All Stand Together'?    Frogs
What does 'cap-a-pie' mean?    From head to foot
For which film did Sinatra win an Oscar in 1953?    From Here to Eternity
How does paella get its name?    From the cooking pan
What is Dvorak's 9th Symphony, written in the US, often called?    From the New World
What type of food is a pomelo?    Fruit
What does a costermonger sell?    Fruit and vegetables
What did German botanist Leonhard Fuchs give his name to?    Fuchsia
Which soccer side play at a Cottage?    Fulham
Which football team did Wolfie of 'Citizen Smith' support?    Fulham
Who brews London Pride?    Fullers
On which brewer's site in Chiswick has there been a brewery for more than 300 years?    Fuller's
What name is given to a volcanic opening that gives out gas and steam?    Fumarole
What did Cyndi Lauper say Girls wanted to have more of?    Fun
What is a stinkhorn?    Fungus
What is High Wycombe famous for manufacturing?    Furniture