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Genealogy Part 2 Trivia Quiz

Here's the second genealogy quiz.

A multiple-choice quiz by debbi2k. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
debbi2k

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
262,280

Updated
Feb 19 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1433

Last 3 plays: Guest 173 (7/10), Guest 174 (6/10), Liz5050 (6/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What is the name of the famous place that the majority of immigrants to America passed through? Hint

Manhattan Island

Los Angeles

San Francisco

Ellis Island

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Question 2 of 10

2. How many years are there between generations usually? Hint

50-100 years

1-10 years

60-90 years

20-35 years

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Question 3 of 10

3. What sort of illness would someone referred to as a 'lock' patient be suffering from? Hint

Mental illness

Tuberculosis

Syphilis

Gout

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which website allows you to access the 1881 British Isles census for free? Hint

Ancestry

FreeBMD

LostCousins

Family Search

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Question 5 of 10

5. What do you call someone who enters a country legally and lives there? Hint

traveller

citizen

immigrant or legal alien

trespasser

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Question 6 of 10

6. What do you call the children, grandchildren and great grandchildren of a person? Hint

family

relatives

descendants

all of these

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Question 7 of 10

7. What information makes up a burial entry of a typical 19th century parish register? Hint

time of death, informant and age

name and date of burial

name, age, date of burial and abode

name, age and abode

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Question 8 of 10

8. If you were writing out a family tree, how would you show a marriage between a Mr A and Miss B? Hint

Mr A = Miss B

Mr A / Miss B

Mr A + Miss B

Mr A > Miss B

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Question 9 of 10

9. How much did a birth, marriage or death certificate cost in the UK in 2006, if the GRO reference was supplied? Hint

�8

�10

�9

�7

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Question 10 of 10

10. Censuses were taken every how many years in the UK? Hint

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the name of the famous place that the majority of immigrants to America passed through?

Answer: Ellis Island

Ellis Island was designated the first Federal Immigration station in 1890.12 million people passed through its gates from 1892-1954.

2. How many years are there between generations usually?

Answer: 20-35 years

People usually have babies between the ages of 20-35 years of age and that baby is the next generation of the family.

3. What sort of illness would someone referred to as a 'lock' patient be suffering from?

Answer: Syphilis

The reason for this term is that in hospitals the patients with syphilis were kept in locked wards. This was to stop the spread of the disease and/or because as the syphilis progresses it attacks the brain and makes the patient 'mad'.

4. Which website allows you to access the 1881 British Isles census for free?

Answer: Family Search

The LDS or Mormons' website, FamilySearch, has the British Isles 1881, Canadian 1881 and the USA 1880 and is free to search. It also has many other free services.

5. What do you call someone who enters a country legally and lives there?

Answer: immigrant or legal alien

Immigrants can become citizens of the country they move to and live in, after becoming naturalized.

6. What do you call the children, grandchildren and great grandchildren of a person?

Answer: all of these

They are family, relatives and most importantly to genealogists, their descendants.

7. What information makes up a burial entry of a typical 19th century parish register?

Answer: name, age, date of burial and abode

A parish entry will give you the deceased's name, age, date of burial and abode.
A death certificate will also give you the informant of the death and the deceased's occupation. On later certificates it will also give you the place of birth.

8. If you were writing out a family tree, how would you show a marriage between a Mr A and Miss B?

Answer: Mr A = Miss B

= This is the symbol that genealogists generally use in a family tree to show that two people are married. You will often find the date of the marriage written either underneath or above.

9. How much did a birth, marriage or death certificate cost in the UK in 2006, if the GRO reference was supplied?

Answer: �7

A certificate with the full GRO index number cost �7 other sites have charged up to �25 in the past.

10. Censuses were taken every how many years in the UK?

Answer: 10

The census was taken every year from 1821, although the 1821 and 1831 were merely a headcount per household. In 1841 the census became more sophisticated although place of birth was not taken. From 1851 onwards are the most detailed available at the moment.

Source: Author debbi2k

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