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'Roots' Quiz, Part 5 - Cynthia And Will

This is part 5 of my series of 'Roots' trivias. I hope you like them!

A multiple-choice quiz by DakotaNorth. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
DakotaNorth

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
42,348

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
7 / 15

Plays
319

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Question 1 of 15

1. What year did Chicken George pass away? Hint

1876

1890

1899

1901

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Question 2 of 15

2. How long after they began seeing each other did Cynthia and Will Palmer get married? Hint

18 months

1 year

10 months

6 months

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Question 3 of 15

3. True or False: Cynthia and Will had a son?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 4 of 15

4. In what year did Will take over ownership of the lumber yard? Hint

1894

1893

1895

1896

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Question 5 of 15

5. Yes or No: Will asked the bank to take half of his savings and make out a check and give it to Mr. James, without his ever knowing where it came from?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 6 of 15

6. What was the name of Will's lumber yard? Hint

Palmer's Lumber

Will And Cynthia's Lumber Company

Palmer's Lumber: The Best Wood There Is

W.E. Palmer Lumber Company

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Question 7 of 15

7. What was the name of Cynthia and Will's second child?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 8 of 15

8. True or False: Will wasn't irritated because he was considered as having married into Cynthia's family, instead of the other way around?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 9 of 15

9. By the time their daughter was five, what did Will have arranged for her? Hint

He arranged for her to take piano lessons because she was so gifted

He arranged for her to have credit at every Henning store that sold candy

He arranged for her to have all the dolls she wanted

He arranged to have the biggest doll house ever built

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Question 10 of 15

10. What did Will give to his daughter for her fifteenth birthday? Hint

Her very own Model - T

A beautiful piano

A Sears, Roebuck mail order account in her name

A French dress mail order account

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Question 11 of 15

11. What was the name of the college that was in Jackson, TN? Hint

Jackson College

Lane College

Tennessee University

New Hope CME College of Tennessee

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Question 12 of 15

12. When Will bought a delivery truck, what did his daughter persuade him to put on it? Hint

A Cross

A sign and a Cross

Stripes

A sign

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Question 13 of 15

13. What was on the delivery truck that often was quoted around town? Hint

Henning 121 - Your Lumber Number

I Do All The Delivering

Henning: A Nice Place To Be

Henning 222 - I'm Here 4 You

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Question 14 of 15

14. What did Cynthia and Will say that always made their daughter upset? Hint

They didn't want her to go to college

They said 'dis' and 'fo' instead of 'this' and 'for'

They didn't want her to get married

They said they always wanted a boy

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Question 15 of 15

15. True or False: Cynthia was the Perennial President of the Stewardess Board?

Answer: (One Word)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What year did Chicken George pass away?

Answer: 1890

Chicken George died in 1890.

2. How long after they began seeing each other did Cynthia and Will Palmer get married?

Answer: 10 months

After 10 months, Cynthia married Will Palmer. They had a big wedding that was attended by well over 200 guests.

3. True or False: Cynthia and Will had a son?

Answer: True

In 1894, a year after they were married, Cynthia gave birth to a son. He died a few days later.

4. In what year did Will take over ownership of the lumber yard?

Answer: 1893

In the fall of 1893, Will became the lumber yard's new owner. The bank cosigned a loan to pay off the company's debt.

5. Yes or No: Will asked the bank to take half of his savings and make out a check and give it to Mr. James, without his ever knowing where it came from?

Answer: yes

Yes, Will asked the bank to take half of his savings and make out a check for Mr. James.

6. What was the name of Will's lumber yard?

Answer: W.E. Palmer Lumber Company

W.E. Palmer Lumber Company was the name.

7. What was the name of Cynthia and Will's second child?

Answer: Bertha George

In 1895, Cynthia gave birth to a sound and healthy baby girl. They named her Bertha George, the 'George' after Will's father. Cynthia insisted on assembling a houseful of family so she couldtell the newborn the whole family story back to the African, Kunta Kinte, Just as her father told his children at intervals when they had been young.

8. True or False: Will wasn't irritated because he was considered as having married into Cynthia's family, instead of the other way around?

Answer: False

Will was very irritated to having been considered as having married into Cynthia's family.

9. By the time their daughter was five, what did Will have arranged for her?

Answer: He arranged for her to have credit at every Henning store that sold candy

By the time Bertha was five, her father had arranged for her to have credit at every Henning store that sold candy. He paid the bill each month, though he made her keep an accounting, which he solemnly checked to teach her business.

10. What did Will give to his daughter for her fifteenth birthday?

Answer: A Sears, Roebuck mail order account in her name

When Bertha was fifteen, Will opened a Sears, Roebuck mail order account in her name. Needless to say, the people shook their heads and claimed in astonishment ' all that young'un has to do is pick what she likes out of the picture catalogue, and write off the order blank, and first thing you know those Sears, Roebuck white folks from Chicago will send it'.

11. What was the name of the college that was in Jackson, TN?

Answer: Lane College

Lane College was in Jackson,TN.

12. When Will bought a delivery truck, what did his daughter persuade him to put on it?

Answer: A sign

Bertha persuaded Will to get a sign.

13. What was on the delivery truck that often was quoted around town?

Answer: Henning 121 - Your Lumber Number

Since telephones had recently come to Henning, Bertha suggested that Will have a sign that read 'Henning 121 - Your Lumber Number'.

14. What did Cynthia and Will say that always made their daughter upset?

Answer: They said 'dis' and 'fo' instead of 'this' and 'for'

Whenever Cynthia and Will said 'dis' and 'fo', Bertha became upset and said 'Ma, if I can ever get you and Pa to quit saying 'dis' and 'fo'! I keep telling you they're pronounced 'this' and 'for'!

15. True or False: Cynthia was the Perennial President of the Stewardess Board?

Answer: True

Source: Author DakotaNorth

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