Genealogy - Who wants to be a Millionaire?

[Amy K]

Found this on another mailing list, it really made me chuckle...and think! I will post the answers in a weeks time.

THE QUESTIONS

For £100 - What do the initials IGI stand for?
A: International Genealogical Institute
B: Irish Genealogists Incorporated
C: International Genealogical Index
D: Institute of Genealogical Inspectors

For £200 - When did civil registration of births, marriages and deaths begin in England and Wales?
A: November 1066
B: July 1837
C: January 1901
D: March 1750

For £300 - Which was the first UK census to give names and addresses?
A: 1801
B: 1831
C: 1851
D: 1841

For £500 - What was a wapentake?
A: A Norman spear used for hunting
B: An administrative area in Yorkshire
C: A heraldic device used on shields
D: A 17th century mug used for toasts

For £1,000 - In which year did Britain switch from the Julian to the Gregorian Calendar?
A: 1752
B: 1582
C: 1707
D: 1850

For £2,000 - When were parish registers introduced in England and Wales?
A: 1650
B: 1445
C: 1700
D: 1538

For £4,000 - What date did civil registration of BMDs begin in Scotland?
A: July 1837
B: June 1850
C: January 1855
D: January 1864

For £8,000 - Who was responsible for introducing parish registers into the Church of England?
A: Thomas Cranmer
B: Thomas Cromwell
C: Oliver Cromwell
D: Oliver Hardy

For £16,000 - What date was Lady Day?
A: March 25
B: September 29
C: January 1
D: July 4

For £32,000 - What do the initials BT stand for?
A: British Territory
B: Bishops' Tithes
C: Bishops' Transcripts
D: Building Tax

For £64,000 - What was a villein?
A: A criminal
B: An unfree tenant of land owned by a feudal lord
C: A term found in Poor Law documents
D: An 18th century shipyard worker

For £125,000 - Between what dates did the Hearth Tax operate?
A: 1066 to 1100
B: 1502 to 1510
C: 1801 to 1830
D: 1662 to 1688

For £250,000 - What was a peculiar?
A: An unusual clause in a will
B: A parish or manor exempt from the jurisdiction of the bishop in whose
diocese it was located
C: In the 18th century, a piece of land belonging to the Crown
D: A 19th century slang term for an institution for the insane

For £500,000 - What were Posse Comitatus Lists?
A: Lists of men pressed into the Royal Navy
B: Registers of applicants for help under the Poor Laws
C: Lists of the Anglican clergy in the 18th century
D: Lists of civilians to be called into action in the event of a Napoleonic
invasion of England

For £1,000,000 - Who said: "People will not look forward to posterity, whobnever look backward to their ancestors"?
A: George Bernard Shaw
B: Oscar Wilde
C: Benjamin Disraeli
D: Edmund Burke

[GRACELAND]

WELL got a few right there ,Where do i pick up my cheque 

[Jacquie]

Graceland, smart and good looking.

Jacquie

[Amy K]

The Answers


For £100 - What do the initials IGI stand for?
A: International Genealogical Institute
B: Irish Genealogists Incorporated
C: International Genealogical Index
D: Institute of Genealogical Inspectors
CORRECT answer C

For £200 - When did civil registration of births, marriages and deaths begin in England and Wales?
A: November 1066
B: July 1837
C: January 1901
D: March 1750
CORRECT answer B

For £300 - Which was the first UK census to give names and addresses?
A: 1801
B: 1831
C: 1851
D: 1841
CORRECT answer D

For £500 - What was a wapentake?
A: A Norman spear used for hunting
B: An administrative area in Yorkshire
C: A heraldic device used on shields
D: A 17th century mug used for toasts
CORRECT answer B

For £1,000 - In which year did Britain switch from the Julian to the Gregorian Calendar?
A: 1752
B: 1582
C: 1707
D: 1850
CORRECT answer A

For £2,000 - When were parish registers introduced in England and Wales?
A: 1650
B: 1445
C: 1700
D: 1538
CORRECT answer D

For £4,000 - What date did civil registration of BMDs begin in Scotland?
A: July 1837
B: June 1850
C: January 1855
D: January 1864
CORRECT answer C

For £8,000 - Who was responsible for introducing parish registers into the Church of England?
A: Thomas Cranmer
B: Thomas Cromwell
C: Oliver Cromwell
D: Oliver Hardy
CORRECT answer B

For £16,000 - What date was Lady Day?
A: March 25
B: September 29
C: January 1
D: July 4
CORRECT answer A

For £32,000 - What do the initials BT stand for?
A: British Territory
B: Bishops' Tithes
C: Bishops' Transcripts
D: Building Tax
CORRECT answer C

For £64,000 - What was a villein?
A: A criminal
B: An unfree tenant of land owned by a feudal lord
C: A term found in Poor Law documents
D: An 18th century shipyard worker
CORRECT answer B

For £125,000 - Between what dates did the Hearth Tax operate?
A: 1066 to 1100
B: 1502 to 1510
C: 1801 to 1830
D: 1662 to 1688
CORRECT answer D

For £250,000 - What was a peculiar?
A: An unusual clause in a will
B: A parish or manor exempt from the jurisdiction of the bishop in whose diocese it was located
C: In the 18th century, a piece of land belonging to the Crown
D: A 19th century slang term for an institution for the insane
CORRECT answer B

For £500,000 - What were Posse Comitatus Lists?
A: Lists of men pressed into the Royal Navy
B: Registers of applicants for help under the Poor Laws
C: Lists of the Anglican clergy in the 18th century
D: Lists of civilians to be called into action in the event of a Napoleonic invasion of England
CORRECT answer D

For £1,000,000 - Who said: "People will not look forward to posterity, who never look backward to their ancestors"?
A: George Bernard Shaw
B: Oscar Wilde
C: Benjamin Disraeli
D: Edmund Burke
CORRECT answer D

[tiredwithtwins]

bugger........i left with a cheque for only £100!!

oh well, perhaps i will have more luck with the lottery, unless i get a nasty cough!!

sue