QUIZ
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How many great-great-great-great-grandparents did you have?
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2.
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How are you related to the great-grandchildren of your
grand-uncle?
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3.
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You discover that one of your co-workers has one set of
great-great-grandparents the same as yours, but you have different
great-grandparents. What is your relationship
to this co-worker?
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4.
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Why do genealogists insist on using black and white film to
copy photographs, instead of color film?
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5.
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6.
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Why can't I find my ancestor's town when I look at today's
maps of his county?
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7.
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When 2 siblings marry 2 siblings, the offspring of those 2
marriages are double-first cousins. Are double-first cousins
as related as siblings?
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8.
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Why are Native American records sometimes difficult to find?
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9.
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What do the letters "G.A.R." mean on a grave stone?
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10.
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Then what do these letters mean: "D.A.R." and "S.A.R." ?
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11.
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What is the problem with looking for my family's coat of arms?
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12.
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13.
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14.
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What is the difference between a primary source and a
secondary source of genealogical information?
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15.
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I saw the term "relict" in an old record. What is a relict?
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A record said that my ancestor died "intestate."
What does intestate mean?
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18.
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Why do we need to know where someone was buried?
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19.
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What is an indentured servant?
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20.
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My great-great-great-grandfather's cemetery marker says,
"consort of Margaret." What is a consort?
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21.
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What is the difference between a holographic will
and a nuncupative will?
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22.
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How can I prepare a scrap book to display my family's photographs,
documents and newspaper clippings without damaging them?
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23.
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What is a Daguerretype photograph?
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24.
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When interviewing an older relative to make an oral history,
what should I document besides the person's stories?
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25.
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I saw a double date in an old document that read "13 March 1584/5."
Does this mean that we know the date was March 13, but we are sure
whether the year was 1584 or 1585?
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26.
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What does bundling of an engaged couple mean?
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27.
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What is the difference between ancestors and
collateral relatives?
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28.
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What does consanguinity mean?
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29.
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One of my ancestors died of consumption.
Does that mean she was alcoholic?
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30.
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One of my ancestors died of horrors.
Does that mean he had paranoia?
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31.
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Oh, my word! I just read that one of my
ancestors died of corruption.
Does that mean he was immoral?
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32.
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33.
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An old record showed that a person died of
french pox That sounds exotic. Is it?
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34.
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Is Hibernia in the old Soviet Union?
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35.
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36.
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Has the title, "Mrs.," always meant married woman?
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37.
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Who were the Palatinates who immigrated to America in
large numbers?
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38.
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When immigrants arrived in America, they sometimes had to
give an "Oath of Abjuration." What's that?
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39.
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In inheritances, what is the difference between
primogeniture and per stirpes?
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40.
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Who were the Tories during the American Revolution?
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41.
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42.
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What does "D.S.P." mean on a death record?
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43.
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In genealogy, what is a clan?
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44.
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In an estate, what is a codicil?
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45.
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Has "in-law" always referred to the relatives of ones' spouse?
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46.
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What does "archive" mean in genealogy?
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47.
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What is the oldest genealogical society in the United States?
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48.
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What kinds of records do churches have that would interest
a genealogist?
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49.
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50.
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If an ancestor was sent to the Philippines by the Military in 1900,
in what War was the ancestor engaged?
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51.
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What is the term used to describe highly-improbable success that seems
to fall into the lap of the genealogist, such as easily finding people, places or
facts that should not have been easy to find?
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52.
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What are the pros and cons of hiring a professional genealogical
researcher to find information for your family history?
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53.
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Why do genealogists seek middle names of long-gone people?
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54.
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Are nick names important, too?
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55.
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Why do genealogists look for a person under a variety of
spellings for the surname?
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56.
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What information is essential for me to provide if I post a
query in hopes that someone else can give me information about my
ancestor?
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57.
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If I get a perfect score on this quiz, what will I get?
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