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Census
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DNA
Genealogy Trivia
100
A popular commercial genealogy website that is frequently advertised on TV.
What is Ancestry.com?
100
The number of years between U.S. Federal Censuses.
What is 10 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 number of years that a U.S. Federal Census is kept private before being released to the public.
What is 72?
200
The largest genealogy collection found in Washington DC can be found in this library.
What is the Library of Congress?
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
The most popular genealogy software product, recently 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
The year of the U.S. Federal Census that was almost entirely lost due to fire and water damage.
What is 1890?
300
A Boston-based society that provides a large library for New England research.
What is the NEHGS?
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 Henry Louis Gates Jr.
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 earliest U.S. Federal Census in which all members of the household are listed.
What is 1850?
400
The largest genealogy library in Houston.
What is the Clayton?
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 organized 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 U.S. public library having the largest collection for genealogy, located in the Midwest.
What is the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, Indiana?
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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