Human Family Tree Quiz

What is the main focus of the documentary 'The Human Family Tree'?

• Studying the migration patterns of animals

• Investigating the origins of different religions

• Tracing the ancestral footsteps of all humanity

• Exploring the diversity of Queens, N.Y.

According to the documentary, where can we trace our ancient origin back to?

• East Africa

• North America

• Europe

• Australia

What is the significance of the documentary's focus on Queens, N.Y.?

• To showcase the cultural diversity of Queens

• To highlight the historical importance of Queens in human migration

• To study the genetic variations among different ethnic groups in Queens

• To demonstrate the common ancestry of people living in a diverse neighborhood

Why did some Paleolithic people in East Africa migrate to other areas between 100,000 and 75,000 years ago?

• farmland became increasingly scarce
• the climate became very unstable
• rival groups drove them out
• the sea level was rising

What does every male inherit from their Father?

• eyebrows

• Y chromosome

• X chromosome

• mitochondrial DNA

What does everyone inherit from their mother?

• mitochondrial DNA

• Y chromosome

• X chromosome

• viral RNA

Our ​ (a)   shows that ​ (b)   came from ​ (c)   and one male.

• DNA
• humans
• one female
• Fingerprints
• Apes

Tracing our ancestry back thousands of years, what statements are almost certainly factual?

• All of our skin was darker

• We all had blue eyes

• We all immigrated from Africa

• We all were much taller.

Why did East Africans start migrating to the Sahara around 100,00 years ago?

• they needed more farmland
• an ice age had begun in East Africa
• the Sahara had turned into an oasis
• they wanted to move closer to the ocean

From a genetic viewpoint, where are we all descended from?

• an entire tribe in southern Africa

• A scientific Adam and Eve in Central AFrica.

• Many different tribes from throughout the world.

• a single light skinned woman in India.