Fingerprint Quiz

A detailed illustration showing various fingerprint patterns, including loops, whorls, and arches, with scientific instruments used for fingerprint analysis in the background.

Fingerprint Identification Quiz

Test your knowledge on fingerprint analysis and identification methods. Dive deep into the fascinating world of dactyloscopy and learn about the unique patterns of fingerprints that make each individual distinct.

In this quiz, you'll discover:

  • Types of fingerprint patterns
  • Historical milestones in fingerprint identification
  • Techniques used to develop and identify fingerprints
15 Questions4 MinutesCreated by InvestigatingFingerprint7
What is Dactyloscopy?
Study of murders
Study of fingers
Study of fingerprinting
Study of people
In what year did fingerprint identification become the standard in the United States?
1933
1903
1309
2003
What percent of the population has a loop pattern?
60%
75%
66%
65%
What percent of the population has a whorl pattern?
30%
40%
50%
20%
What percent of the population has the arch pattern?
5%
10%
15%
12%
What are the two different types of loop patterns?
Radial & double
Ulnar & radial
Ulnar & double
Double & plain
What are the four different types of whorl patterns?
Radial whorl
Central pocket loop whorl
Ulnar whorl
Accidental whorl
Tented whorl
Plain whorl
Double loop whorl
What are the two different types of arch patterns?
Double & tented
Tented & accidental
Plain & tented
Central & accidental
What are Galton’s five points of identification?
Plain
Birufications
Ending ridges
Accidental
Dots
Short ridges
Closure
Central
Are fingerprints unique to each individual?
True
False
What methods can be used to develop fingerprints?
Powders
Liquids
Forensic light source
Chemicals
Gases
What is a patent print?
Prints that are not visible to the naked eye
Prints that are easily spotted
Fingerprint identification system
Forensic light source
What is a latent print?
Fingerprint identification system
Prints that are easily spotted
Prints that are not visible to the naked eye
Forensic light source
What is A.F.I.S.?
Automated Fingerprint Identification System
Automated Forensic Identification System
Automated Finger Identification System
Automated Print Identification System
Is the following statement accurate? Latent fingerprint examiners need to adhere to the strict protocols required in fingerprint examinations/comparisons. One of the examiner’s inadequacies in fingerprint identifications can have far-reaching implications for the legal acceptance of the science of fingerprints as a whole.
True
False
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