50 Ways to Say Goodbye Trivia Quiz

Answer: By declaring in front of seven witnesses that they no longer wished to live together

After the divorce the woman would receive her full dowry back and return to her father's household. If she was independent before the marriage she would revert to that status.

Answer: The "get"

The Judaic "get" serves as a bill of divorcement between two parties. It is a formal document written up by a scribe acting as the husband's agent. The document is then handed by the husband to the wife in front of two witnesses usually in a rabbinical court to insure that the transfer is done correctly.

Although original practices were that the husband could divorce without the wife's approval, for the last 1000 years the procedure must be mutually agreeable.

Answer: "I divorce you."

Shi'a and Sunni Muslims differ as to the exact methodology used to invoke divorce. Even within these traditions there are divergent views. Some require witnesses, some require different numbers of repetition of the Talaq (one, two, or three times) and different spacing of the pronouncement.

Answer: Wife selling

Wife sales date back at least to eleventh century England. The husband would put a halter around his wife's neck and lead her to market and there auction her off to the highest bidder. The practice was limited to the lower classes and was often done with the full cooperation of the wife who wanted to leave a bad relationship.

Answer: False

Given Victorian morality, divorce was a complicated and expensive proposition in Victorian England. The laws greatly favored the husband and the procedure so complicated that many just stayed married and did the best they could.

Answer: The pen and ink must be discarded

The Jing are one of 56 ethnic minorities officially recognized in China. The Jing are descended from a group that emigrated from Viet Nam in the 16th century and are mostly located on three islands off the coast of Dongxing city, Fangchenggang, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. They speak mostly Vietnamese.

Answer: Flushing it down the toilet

The Mantokuji Temple had in the Edo period acted as a refuge for women who were trapped in a marriage that they wanted to leave. A man merely had to issue a writ of divorce to get rid of his wife, but there was no legal way for a wife to do the same.

A woman would go to the temple and the temple would use its powers to try to persuade the husband to issue the writ. Modern practices now allow a woman to use either of two different toilets to let their wishes be known. A white one is to cut ties with the offending spouse, while a black one is used to try to reconciliate.

Answer: Smashing of wedding rings

Everyone dresses up for the event and the ceremony is an echoing of the original ceremony and celebration that started the couple's marriage.

Answer: Ceremony of Hope

As stated on the church's web site, "Unitarian Universalist divorce ceremonies transmit a message of hope and love in a public setting, acknowledging the role of society in the couple's lives. Unitarians view divorce as an Ending rite of passage, corresponding to the Partnering rite that is marriage. Both are viewed as life choices, which are supported as long as they are healthy for all concerned."

Answer: Philippines

In the Philippines there is no law that allows for divorce. The only legal way to dissolve a marriage is by annulment. Even the annulment process is expensive and can take up to two years. The only exception is under certain circumstances a Muslim is allowed to obtain a divorce.