I Bought It Off A Gypsy Trivia Quiz

Answer: India

These nomadic people began their wandering lifestyle in medieval times in India.
The term "gypsy" originated from the Greek word, "Aigyptoi", meaning "Egypt", because the Greeks erroneously believed that it was their country of origin.
In the Sanskrit-based language of the gypsy/romani people, "Rom" means "man" or "husband", while "Romni" is the female counterpart. Romani has nothing to do with Rome or Romania.

Answer: Between 200 and 500 thousand

The gypsy word for the Holocaust is "Porajmos"; 'The Devouring'. They were systematically registered, sterilized, ghettoized, and deported to concentration camps, where they were destroyed. This subject has been relatively neglected in research and there are some higher estimates, but most authorities who have studied the subject agree that a figure of 200-400,000 is reasonably accurate.

Answer: 16th century

Gypsies first appeared in America as the first wave of "undesirable elements" from all over Europe were being "dumped" onto American shores.
As of the last (20th) century, there were approximately one million Romani in North America, both in the U.S. and Canada.

Answer: farming

While gypsies engage in a variety of different employments, they are not known for staying in one place for very long, making farming an unlikely occupation for them. Generally, they tend to move around, both because of their cultural propensity to do so, as well as the fact that many people have always feared and shunned them as asocial.

Answer: Cher

The song was written by Bob Stone and had originally been titled "Gypsies, Tramps And White Trash", but was changed because it was deemed too controversial. I'm sure the gypsies would have agreed, and I just know that they appreciated the revised title.

Answer: Dark Lady

This song was written by the Ventures keyboard player, Johnny Durril.

Answer: Racial intermingling had tainted their Aryan heritage

At first, the gypsies were viewed as pure Aryan, but in the convoluted thinking of the Nazis they later "determined scientifically" that they were inferior to the rest of the Aryans. Hence, their removal via deportation to the death camps.

Answer: Good luck

To gypsies, both good and bad luck are very important. Both magic talismans and situations can be considered "Basht",

Answer: Baba

'Dai' is the word used for 'Mother'; 'Chavi' is a Romani girl and 'Monisha' means 'wife' or 'girlfriend'.

Answer: England, Germany and Finland

Several factors caused the deep-rooted suspicions that led to such laws. Primarily, the serf classes of Europe had finally begun casting off their own chains of bondage, yet were tied to the land as former property themselves. The wandering gypsies had no such restrictions, and could travel freely. Additionally, the light skinned Europeans were suspicious of the darker-skinned "foreigner" who also spoke a different language.