FHGEN 120 EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
A public or private place where Facebook users with something in common can interact
with each other is called a:
List
Page
Hashtag
Group - Answer-Group
In which of the following ways can Facebook be used in family history?
Collaborating with others
Sharing photos up to a certain resolution
Finding living descendants
Finding pages for historical and genealogical societies
All of the above - Answer-All of the Above
What is the primary way to find articles on a wiki?
a-Browse categories for an article
b-Click a template to find an article
c-Search or click a link to an article
d-Click the History button to find an article - Answer-c-Search or click a link to an article
A Twitter account exists for which of the following societies?
California Genealogical Society
Minnesota Genealogical Society
San Luis Obispo County Genealogical Society
None of the above
All of the above - Answer-All of the Above
Following an archive or historical society on Twitter may help you keep up with the
latest news about records being digitized. True or False? - Answer-True
The "Big Four" - Answer-Census Records
Vital Records
Probate Records
Land Records
Records created to fairly apportion the number of federal representatives from each
state and to decide on the amount of direct taxes to be levied - Answer-Census Records
, Records relating to birth, marriage, and death events - Answer-Vital Records
Records created to deal with the distribution of an individual's estate after death -
Answer-Probate Records
Records dealing with the transfer and ownership of land - Answer-Land Records
RootsWeb Wiki (Ancestry) is collaborative Tree or a research help Wiki? - Answer-
Research help Wiki
Illinois State Archive - Answer-Multiple genealogy databases available, including
marriage, land, and military.
Immigrant Ship Transcribers Guild - Answer-A database created by volunteers which
includes 5,000 ship passenger lists.
North Dakota Naturalization Records Database - Answer-Compiled by the State
Historical Society of North Dakota, this is an index of North Dakota naturalizations
complete for all counties. It contains over 212,000 name entries.
Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1963 - Answer-A search index with actual death
certificate images
The Digital Archives of Norway - Answer-Offers lists of Norwegians in the United States
on censuses, military rolls, probate registers, church registers, and emigrant records.
Ellis Island Records - Answer-Easy access to passenger manifest records for more than
22 million immigrants.
Scotlands People - Answer-Almost 90 million records to look through, including Scottish
census records, wills, birth certificates, and death certificates
US Civil War Soldiers and Sailors - Answer-A database which contains basic facts
about US servicemen who served on both sides of the Civil War. It contains
approximately 5 million names.
JewishGen Family Finder - Answer-A free, cross-referenced "database of ancestral
towns and surnames."
Find a Grave - Answer-A database of over 121 million graves. Contributions are made
by average people who upload photographs. Memorials can be left on each entry.
Ancestry.com - Answer-Website containing thousands of collections of databases with
access to over 15 billion records.
Interment.net - Answer-Database containing millions records from over 5,000
cemeteries worldwide.
AND ANSWERS
A public or private place where Facebook users with something in common can interact
with each other is called a:
List
Page
Hashtag
Group - Answer-Group
In which of the following ways can Facebook be used in family history?
Collaborating with others
Sharing photos up to a certain resolution
Finding living descendants
Finding pages for historical and genealogical societies
All of the above - Answer-All of the Above
What is the primary way to find articles on a wiki?
a-Browse categories for an article
b-Click a template to find an article
c-Search or click a link to an article
d-Click the History button to find an article - Answer-c-Search or click a link to an article
A Twitter account exists for which of the following societies?
California Genealogical Society
Minnesota Genealogical Society
San Luis Obispo County Genealogical Society
None of the above
All of the above - Answer-All of the Above
Following an archive or historical society on Twitter may help you keep up with the
latest news about records being digitized. True or False? - Answer-True
The "Big Four" - Answer-Census Records
Vital Records
Probate Records
Land Records
Records created to fairly apportion the number of federal representatives from each
state and to decide on the amount of direct taxes to be levied - Answer-Census Records
, Records relating to birth, marriage, and death events - Answer-Vital Records
Records created to deal with the distribution of an individual's estate after death -
Answer-Probate Records
Records dealing with the transfer and ownership of land - Answer-Land Records
RootsWeb Wiki (Ancestry) is collaborative Tree or a research help Wiki? - Answer-
Research help Wiki
Illinois State Archive - Answer-Multiple genealogy databases available, including
marriage, land, and military.
Immigrant Ship Transcribers Guild - Answer-A database created by volunteers which
includes 5,000 ship passenger lists.
North Dakota Naturalization Records Database - Answer-Compiled by the State
Historical Society of North Dakota, this is an index of North Dakota naturalizations
complete for all counties. It contains over 212,000 name entries.
Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1963 - Answer-A search index with actual death
certificate images
The Digital Archives of Norway - Answer-Offers lists of Norwegians in the United States
on censuses, military rolls, probate registers, church registers, and emigrant records.
Ellis Island Records - Answer-Easy access to passenger manifest records for more than
22 million immigrants.
Scotlands People - Answer-Almost 90 million records to look through, including Scottish
census records, wills, birth certificates, and death certificates
US Civil War Soldiers and Sailors - Answer-A database which contains basic facts
about US servicemen who served on both sides of the Civil War. It contains
approximately 5 million names.
JewishGen Family Finder - Answer-A free, cross-referenced "database of ancestral
towns and surnames."
Find a Grave - Answer-A database of over 121 million graves. Contributions are made
by average people who upload photographs. Memorials can be left on each entry.
Ancestry.com - Answer-Website containing thousands of collections of databases with
access to over 15 billion records.
Interment.net - Answer-Database containing millions records from over 5,000
cemeteries worldwide.
