Websites
Census & Electoral Rolls
Libraries
DNA
Miscellaneous
100
A popular commercial genealogy website that is frequently advertised on TV.
What is Ancestry.com?
100

The number of years between Australian Federal Censuses.

What is 5 years?

100

The world's largest library dedicated to genealogical resources.

What is the Family History Library?

100
This type of DNA is passed from a father to his sons but not to his daughters.
What is Y-DNA?
100
Despite the myth, immigrants did not have their surnames changed at this location.
What is Ellis Island?
200
A genealogy website managed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
What is FamilySearch?
200

The year of the first population census held in the Crown Colony of New South Wales 

What is 1828?

200

The library in Australia located in Canberra.

What is the The National Library

200
This type of DNA is passed from a mother to all of her children, but is not found in the nucleus of the cell.
What is mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA)?
200

A popular genealogy software product, sold by Ancestry to MacKiev.

What is Family Tree Maker?

300
A major UK-based commercial genealogy site that features records for Britain and Ireland.
What is Findmypast?
300

This identifier was omitted from Australian electoral rolls after 1983.

What is occupation?

300

The institution you would use in Australia to locate World War 1 records?

What is the National Archives?

300
A child gets 50% of this type of DNA from their father, and 50% from their mother.
What is autosomal DNA?
300
A genealogy TV show featuring celebrities and host Skip Gates.
What is Finding Your Roots?
400
An Israeli-based commercial genealogy site with a strong collection of European records.
What is MyHeritage?
400

The year of the most recent census in New Zealand.

What is 2023?

400

The largest library dedicated to family history in Australia

What is the Society of Australian Genealogists?

400
This type of DNA is passed from a mother to her children, but a father passes his only to his daughters.
What is X-DNA?
400
The process by which images of typed text are turned into searchable digital text.
What is OCR?
500

A popular directory of genealogy websites organised by categories with over 300,000 links to other sites

What is Cyndi's List?

500
The year of the earliest U.S. Federal Census in which the relationship is given of everyone to the head of household.
What is 1880?
500
The largest genealogy collection found in Washington DC can be found in this library.
What is the Library of Congress?
500
The average amount of DNA shared between a grandparent and a grandchild.
What is 25%?
500
A women's organization whose members are descended from people who fought for or who provided support during the Revolutionary War.
What is the DAR?
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