Taken from a MyFamily list. Quiz & Answers Genealogy Quiz - with the Answers --- If you've traced your ancestry back to Colonial times and saw the title Mrs. before a lady's name; what did this mean? Answer: Mrs. was an abbreviation for the word mistress; a title of respect which could apply to both single and married women. ---- If old George was arrested for tippling, what did he do? Answer: A tippler was a drinker, normally obtaining the alcohol from a tippling house which was an unregistered roadhouse/bar/tavern. --- If Susan Smith was an oratrix, what did she do? Answer: An oratrix was a female plaintiff in a court of law. ---- In some old deeds, one might find the term "march stone." To what is this referring? Answer: A March stone was a stone or rock used to mark the boundaries of property. ---- How many years after the census is taken will it be released for public viewing and thus, what year will the 1940 census be ready to see? Only one answer is correct. Answer: The 1940 census will be released in 2012, 72 years after it was taken. ---- People were at times warned to watch out for an epizootick. What was that? Answer: This refers to a disease found in animals, primarily cattle, which could be transmitted to humans. Old-timers, to this day, use this word to describe "anything that ails you." ----- If the early settlers would have to had paid federal income taxes, the form might have asked them to enter their hangbies. What were they wanting to know? Answer: A hangby or hangbies (plural) were dependents, primarily children, who still resided with their parents - sometimes a sarcastic term for those who were old enough and should have been living on their own. ---- A fun break from the serious. Expressions we use every day have many urban and fanciful definitions. There are often many explanations and tales as to the original meanings. One of these is the older expression many of us have heard was to "mind our P's and Q's." We knew this meant to behave! What is the origin of this expression (there are several and are acceptable.) Answer: P's and Q's had several possible origins. The main two are for pints and quarts at the old pubs; the other is being careful to get the p's and q's right on the old printing presses since they were hard to distinguish. There are many other possibilities. ----- On some census records, it might be noted that an individual is superannuated. What does this mean? Answer: This meant many things, including being old, decrepit, too old to contribute to society. ---- When taking the oath of office in Kentucky by any state or county official, they have to swear that they will not do something. This dates back to the beginning of the state and is under great debate now as to whether it should not be a part of the oath. What do they have to swear not to do? Answer: Officials have to swear that they have never engaged nor will ever engage in a duel. ---- In older times prisoners - non-clergy - used a neck verse. What was that and what did it gain them? Answer: a neck verse is the beginning of Psalm 51 which was read aloud by criminals who claimed the benefit of clergy. ---- Where would one have found a knitting cup? Answer: A knitting cup was a cup of wine passed around immediately after a wedding ceremony to those who assisted in the ceremony. --- What was the age difference between an infant and an infant of tender years? Answer: An infant was a child between the age of 0-14. An infant of tender years was from age 14-through age 20. ---- A man's name appears on the tax records in 1821 and no more. You've proven that he was still alive and living in the same county. There are five possible reasons what he doesn't show up in the tax records, give me two. Answer: There are many reasons why an individual might not show up on the tax records when you know he was there: (1) Taxes waived due to age; (2) waived for doing something for the county; (3); didn't pay taxes that year under protest of being over-taxed; (4) name misspelled; (5) someone else paid for him and listed under their name; (6) paid in an adjoining county and more. ----- What title was, and still is, given to Justices of the Peace when in County Court session? Answer: Squire or esquire. ----- " I look for my ancestors so I will know who to blame" -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. We are a community of 6 million users fighting spam. SPAMfighter has removed 811 of my spam emails to date. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len The Professional version does not have this message

That's very interesting. I always wanted to know why there was an "r" in Mrs. Donna Pellegrin -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ethel Sent: Friday, March 26, 2010 6:53 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [HCGS] Quiz & Answers Taken from a MyFamily list. Quiz & Answers Genealogy Quiz - with the Answers --- If you've traced your ancestry back to Colonial times and saw the title Mrs. before a lady's name; what did this mean? Answer: Mrs. was an abbreviation for the word mistress; a title of respect which could apply to both single and married women. ---- If old George was arrested for tippling, what did he do? Answer: A tippler was a drinker, normally obtaining the alcohol from a tippling house which was an unregistered roadhouse/bar/tavern. --- If Susan Smith was an oratrix, what did she do? Answer: An oratrix was a female plaintiff in a court of law. ---- In some old deeds, one might find the term "march stone." To what is this referring? Answer: A March stone was a stone or rock used to mark the boundaries of property. ---- How many years after the census is taken will it be released for public viewing and thus, what year will the 1940 census be ready to see? Only one answer is correct. Answer: The 1940 census will be released in 2012, 72 years after it was taken. ---- People were at times warned to watch out for an epizootick. What was that? Answer: This refers to a disease found in animals, primarily cattle, which could be transmitted to humans. Old-timers, to this day, use this word to describe "anything that ails you." ----- If the early settlers would have to had paid federal income taxes, the form might have asked them to enter their hangbies. What were they wanting to know? Answer: A hangby or hangbies (plural) were dependents, primarily children, who still resided with their parents - sometimes a sarcastic term for those who were old enough and should have been living on their own. ---- A fun break from the serious. Expressions we use every day have many urban and fanciful definitions. There are often many explanations and tales as to the original meanings. One of these is the older expression many of us have heard was to "mind our P's and Q's." We knew this meant to behave! What is the origin of this expression (there are several and are acceptable.) Answer: P's and Q's had several possible origins. The main two are for pints and quarts at the old pubs; the other is being careful to get the p's and q's right on the old printing presses since they were hard to distinguish. There are many other possibilities. ----- On some census records, it might be noted that an individual is superannuated. What does this mean? Answer: This meant many things, including being old, decrepit, too old to contribute to society. ---- When taking the oath of office in Kentucky by any state or county official, they have to swear that they will not do something. This dates back to the beginning of the state and is under great debate now as to whether it should not be a part of the oath. What do they have to swear not to do? Answer: Officials have to swear that they have never engaged nor will ever engage in a duel. ---- In older times prisoners - non-clergy - used a neck verse. What was that and what did it gain them? Answer: a neck verse is the beginning of Psalm 51 which was read aloud by criminals who claimed the benefit of clergy. ---- Where would one have found a knitting cup? Answer: A knitting cup was a cup of wine passed around immediately after a wedding ceremony to those who assisted in the ceremony. --- What was the age difference between an infant and an infant of tender years? Answer: An infant was a child between the age of 0-14. An infant of tender years was from age 14-through age 20. ---- A man's name appears on the tax records in 1821 and no more. You've proven that he was still alive and living in the same county. There are five possible reasons what he doesn't show up in the tax records, give me two. Answer: There are many reasons why an individual might not show up on the tax records when you know he was there: (1) Taxes waived due to age; (2) waived for doing something for the county; (3); didn't pay taxes that year under protest of being over-taxed; (4) name misspelled; (5) someone else paid for him and listed under their name; (6) paid in an adjoining county and more. ----- What title was, and still is, given to Justices of the Peace when in County Court session? Answer: Squire or esquire. ----- " I look for my ancestors so I will know who to blame" -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. 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