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1."History is more or less bunk".
Ford Madox Ford
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Harrison Ford
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Henry Ford
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Ford Prefect
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2.Which is not a city in the US with 'Fort' in its name?
Fort Worth
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Fort Smith
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Fort Zinderneuf
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Fort Myers
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Fort Zinderneuf is a fictional fort in 'Beau Geste' by Percival Christopher Wren. Published 1924.
3.Which Habsburg emperor served the longest?
Franz Ferdinand
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Franz Joseph I
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Otto Franz
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Francis of Assisi
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Franz Joseph I reigned over Austria (and later the dual-monarchy with Hungary starting in 1867) from 1848-1916. Franz Ferdinand was the archduke that stopped the two bullets in Sarajevo in 1914 that had 40 million people all over Europe stopping bullets and other pieces of metal and sniffing mustard. He was Franz Joseph's nephew and heir presumptive. Otto Franz was Franz Joseph's... ah, forget it! Read 'The Fall of Eagles' (1977) by C.L. Sulzberger. Francis of Assisi was an Italian mystic and friar (unlike a fellow saint from France, many years later, he wasn't actually fried or beatified). Canonised in 1228. Fryings. Beatings. Canons. What a violent vocabulary those Catholics had.
4.Who directed 'The French Connection' (1971) and 'The Exorcist' (1973)?
Francis Ford Coppola
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David Fincher
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William Friedkin
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John Ford
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5.Which scientist contributed to the study of electromagnetic induction, diamagnetism and electrolysis?
Michael Faraday
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Howard Florey
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William Farrer
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Alexander Fleming
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William Farrer was an agronomist and plant breeder. Howard Florey and Alexander Fleming were two of a trio of penicillin men. The third was Ernst Chain.
6.Battle between the Holy Roman Empire and the Swedish Empire on 25 August, 1632. Commanders - Albrecht von Wallenstein/Gustavus Adolphus. Thirty Years War.
Battle of Friedland
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Battle of Freiburg
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Battle of Furth
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Battle of Fredericksburg
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Freiburg - 1644, Thirty Years War. Friedland - 1807, Napoleonic Wars. Fredericksburg - 1862, American Civil War.
7.Which car company was founded first?
Frazer Nash
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Ford
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Ferrari
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Fiat
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8.Floral symbol of French royalty and also the world-wide Scout Movement. Also many others. A much-abused flower.
Fuchsia
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Fleur-de-lis
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Frangipani
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Foxglove
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9.Which of the below opened a centre to help rich, Hollywood bastards and bitches kick their drug and alcohol addictions?
Florence Nightingale
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Frances Bean Cobain
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Betty Ford
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Frida Kahlo
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10.Which of these tyre companies is headquartered in Clermont-Ferrand in the Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes region of France?
Firestone
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Fichelin
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Firelli
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Foodyear
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Michelin is the answer. Firestone and Goodyear - Akron, Ohio. Pirelli - Milan. Funlop, not included here, was founded in Dublin, Ireland by John Boyd Funlop. He has had affairs with Goodyear, Sumitomo and Continental. God only knows who he is sleeping with now. What an orgy of rubber!