{"id":17617,"date":"2016-10-27T11:27:45","date_gmt":"2016-10-27T15:27:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/?p=17617"},"modified":"2016-10-27T11:27:45","modified_gmt":"2016-10-27T15:27:45","slug":"genealogy-puzzle-to-challenge-entertain-genealogists-everywhere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/genealogy-puzzle-to-challenge-entertain-genealogists-everywhere.html","title":{"rendered":"Genealogy Puzzle to Challenge & Entertain Genealogists Everywhere!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Introduction<\/em><\/strong>: In this article, Mary Harrell-Sesniak provides an anagram puzzle of words and terms that can be rearranged to show words and terms familiar to family historians. Mary is a genealogist, author and editor with a strong technology background.<\/em><\/p>\n

Last week, the GenealogyBank Blog posted my article featuring a number of puzzles that challenged people in earlier days (see: Puzzles That Challenged Our Ancestors<\/a>). Since that article was well received, I\u2019m following it up with today\u2019s article \u2013 this one featuring a puzzle to challenge you! (Rest assured, the answers are provided at the end of this article.) See how many you can get right.<\/p>\n

This puzzle consists of a series of anagrams. The Macmillan dictionary defines an anagram as:<\/p>\n

A word or phrase that you can make from another word or phrase by putting the letters in a different order. For example, \u2018mean\u2019 is an anagram of \u2018name.\u2019<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Illustration:<\/a><\/p>\n

Genealogy Term Anagrams<\/strong><\/p>\n

(free to share)<\/p>\n

Each of these is an anagram that can be rearranged to reveal a genealogy term. Hope you have fun!<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. glee agony<\/li>\n
  2. fishy oily mart (2 words)<\/li>\n
  3. pep answers<\/li>\n
  4. her acres<\/li>\n
  5. esquire<\/li>\n
  6. eagle sin<\/li>\n
  7. bet wise<\/li>\n
  8. an escort<\/li>\n
  9. tends dance<\/li>\n
  10. boar pet<\/li>\n
  11. senior agent<\/li>\n
  12. nice in heart<\/li>\n
  13. my encore<\/li>\n
  14. versatile<\/li>\n
  15. ripe edge<\/li>\n
  16. man user<\/li>\n
  17. us coins<\/li>\n
  18. was nil<\/li>\n
  19. continued atom<\/li>\n
  20. bluer ship<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    \"Illustration:<\/a><\/p>\n

    So how did you do? Here are the answers to see how many of the 20 anagrams you got right.<\/p>\n

    Genealogy Term Anagrams: Answers<\/strong><\/p>\n

      \n
    1. genealogy<\/li>\n
    2. family history<\/li>\n
    3. newspapers<\/li>\n
    4. research<\/li>\n
    5. queries<\/li>\n
    6. lineages<\/li>\n
    7. website<\/li>\n
    8. ancestor<\/li>\n
    9. descendant<\/li>\n
    10. probate<\/li>\n
    11. generations<\/li>\n
    12. inheritance<\/li>\n
    13. ceremony<\/li>\n
    14. relatives<\/li>\n
    15. pedigree<\/li>\n
    16. surname<\/li>\n
    17. cousins<\/li>\n
    18. inlaws<\/li>\n
    19. documentation<\/li>\n
    20. publisher<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      If you\u2019re looking for a break today from family history research, search GenealogyBank\u2019s Historical Newspaper Archives<\/a> for brain teasers and puzzles to give you a genealogy intermission.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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