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Gold Rush Trivia

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1. Where was gold discovered?
Sourdough
In the American River in Coloma
He was a carpenter.
Some stayed in California to start new businesses - some became farmers - others went back home?

2. What was the fastest way to get to California during the gold rush?
They planted vegetables and sold them to the miners.
In the American River in Coloma
To take the Isthmus of Panama route.
Oro

3. What did some Chinese men do to make money in the gold fields?
A tailor who made heavy duty work pants for miners. We call them jeans.
They planted vegetables and sold them to the miners.
Because they rushed to California in 1849.
Coyote mining

4. What were the 3 main routes to get to California?
In the American River in Coloma
It is a dangerous short cut through Cape Horn.
Sourdough
Overland - around Cape Horn - and across the Isthmus of Panama

5. Who is credited with discovering gold?
To take the Isthmus of Panama route.
Overland - around Cape Horn - and across the Isthmus of Panama
James Marshall
In the American River in Coloma

6. What is the Spanish word for gold?
Hangtown - Angel Camp - Rattlesnake Diggings - Git Up and Git - Old Dry Diggings.
Oro
Land of fire.
Coyote mining

7. Who was John Sutter?
Oro
Some stayed in California to start new businesses - some became farmers - others went back home?
A tailor who made heavy duty work pants for miners. We call them jeans.
A businessman who employed James Marshall to build a sawmill.

8. What does terra del feugo mean?
Coyote mining
January 24 - 1848
Oro
Land of fire.

9. What are 3 methods of gold mining?
It is soft - easy to work with - and does not tarnish.
Panning - using a rocker or long tom - and hydraulic mining.
Because they rushed to California in 1849.
Hangtown - Angel Camp - Rattlesnake Diggings - Git Up and Git - Old Dry Diggings.

10. What are some of the properties of gold?
Coyote mining
It is soft - easy to work with - and does not tarnish.
It decreased because they were either pushed off their land or killed.
In the American River in Coloma

11. What is mining called that sinks deep shafts into the ground?
Oro
James Marshall
Coyote mining
A tailor who made heavy duty work pants for miners. We call them jeans.

12. What does terra del feugo mean?
He was a carpenter.
Land of fire.
Oro
Panning - using a rocker or long tom - and hydraulic mining.

13. What is the Strait of Magellan?
In the American River in Coloma
It is a dangerous short cut through Cape Horn.
President James K. Polk
He was a carpenter.

14. Who was president when gold was discovered?
James Marshall
Land of fire.
Some stayed in California to start new businesses - some became farmers - others went back home?
President James K. Polk

15. What is the Strait of Magellan?
Some stayed in California to start new businesses - some became farmers - others went back home?
It is a dangerous short cut through Cape Horn.
Hydraulic mining
A tailor who made heavy duty work pants for miners. We call them jeans.

16. How is gold different from silver?
Sourdough
It is a dangerous short cut through Cape Horn.
Oro
Gold is heavier - does not tarnish - and is more valuable.

17. What 3 things happened to California because of the gold rush?
Gold is heavier - does not tarnish - and is more valuable.
Some stayed in California to start new businesses - some became farmers - others went back home?
The population increased - prices of goods increased - and California eventually became a state.
Overland - around Cape Horn - and across the Isthmus of Panama

18. What were the 3 main routes to get to California?
Overland - around Cape Horn - and across the Isthmus of Panama
It is a dangerous short cut through Cape Horn.
The population increased - prices of goods increased - and California eventually became a state.
January 24 - 1848

19. What 3 things happened to California because of the gold rush?
The population increased - prices of goods increased - and California eventually became a state.
Sourdough
Land of fire.
Overland - around Cape Horn - and across the Isthmus of Panama

20. On what date was gold discovered in California?
Gold is heavier - does not tarnish - and is more valuable.
To take the Isthmus of Panama route.
January 24 - 1848
Hydraulic mining

21. Why were gold miners called '49ers?'
A businessman who employed James Marshall to build a sawmill.
Some stayed in California to start new businesses - some became farmers - others went back home?
Because they rushed to California in 1849.
In the American River in Coloma

22. Who was Levi Strauss?
A tailor who made heavy duty work pants for miners. We call them jeans.
It is soft - easy to work with - and does not tarnish.
January 24 - 1848
To take the Isthmus of Panama route.

23. What is mining called that sinks deep shafts into the ground?
James Marshall
He was a carpenter.
Coyote mining
Panning - using a rocker or long tom - and hydraulic mining.

24. Who was Levi Strauss?
Because they rushed to California in 1849.
James Marshall
Some stayed in California to start new businesses - some became farmers - others went back home?
A tailor who made heavy duty work pants for miners. We call them jeans.

25. On what date was gold discovered in California?
January 24 - 1848
Land of fire.
Overland - around Cape Horn - and across the Isthmus of Panama
The population increased - prices of goods increased - and California eventually became a state.

26. After the gold rush what did the miners do?
It is a dangerous short cut through Cape Horn.
A businessman who employed James Marshall to build a sawmill.
Land of fire.
Some stayed in California to start new businesses - some became farmers - others went back home?

27. Where was gold discovered?
A tailor who made heavy duty work pants for miners. We call them jeans.
President James K. Polk
In the American River in Coloma
Oro

28. What was the fastest way to get to California during the gold rush?
It is soft - easy to work with - and does not tarnish.
It is a dangerous short cut through Cape Horn.
To take the Isthmus of Panama route.
Land of fire.

29. What is the Spanish word for gold?
Hangtown - Angel Camp - Rattlesnake Diggings - Git Up and Git - Old Dry Diggings.
It is soft - easy to work with - and does not tarnish.
Oro
Coyote mining

30. What was another nickname for a gold miner.
Oro
It is a dangerous short cut through Cape Horn.
Sourdough
A businessman who employed James Marshall to build a sawmill.

31. What are 3 names of miners' camps?
A businessman who employed James Marshall to build a sawmill.
Hangtown - Angel Camp - Rattlesnake Diggings - Git Up and Git - Old Dry Diggings.
President James K. Polk
Some stayed in California to start new businesses - some became farmers - others went back home?

32. How is gold different from silver?
Oro
Some stayed in California to start new businesses - some became farmers - others went back home?
President James K. Polk
Gold is heavier - does not tarnish - and is more valuable.

33. What happened to the Native American population as a result of the gold rush?
He was a carpenter.
Coyote mining
Hydraulic mining
It decreased because they were either pushed off their land or killed.

34. What was Mr. Marshall's occupation?
Gold is heavier - does not tarnish - and is more valuable.
Sourdough
He was a carpenter.
Hangtown - Angel Camp - Rattlesnake Diggings - Git Up and Git - Old Dry Diggings.

35. What did some Chinese men do to make money in the gold fields?
They planted vegetables and sold them to the miners.
It decreased because they were either pushed off their land or killed.
Oro
A tailor who made heavy duty work pants for miners. We call them jeans.

36. What happened to the Native American population as a result of the gold rush?
It is soft - easy to work with - and does not tarnish.
It decreased because they were either pushed off their land or killed.
A businessman who employed James Marshall to build a sawmill.
In the American River in Coloma

37. Who was John Sutter?
A businessman who employed James Marshall to build a sawmill.
It is soft - easy to work with - and does not tarnish.
They planted vegetables and sold them to the miners.
Hangtown - Angel Camp - Rattlesnake Diggings - Git Up and Git - Old Dry Diggings.

38. Why were gold miners called '49ers?'
Because they rushed to California in 1849.
Panning - using a rocker or long tom - and hydraulic mining.
Sourdough
Sourdough

39. What method of mining was banned because it was harmful to the environment?
Land of fire.
Panning - using a rocker or long tom - and hydraulic mining.
A tailor who made heavy duty work pants for miners. We call them jeans.
Hydraulic mining

40. What are 3 names of miners' camps?
Oro
It is a dangerous short cut through Cape Horn.
Hangtown - Angel Camp - Rattlesnake Diggings - Git Up and Git - Old Dry Diggings.
Coyote mining

41. What was Mr. Marshall's occupation?
He was a carpenter.
Gold is heavier - does not tarnish - and is more valuable.
It decreased because they were either pushed off their land or killed.
Coyote mining

42. What was another nickname for a gold miner.
Sourdough
He was a carpenter.
Hydraulic mining
It is a dangerous short cut through Cape Horn.

43. Who was president when gold was discovered?
President James K. Polk
To take the Isthmus of Panama route.
To take the Isthmus of Panama route.
Oro

44. Who is credited with discovering gold?
James Marshall
A businessman who employed James Marshall to build a sawmill.
Panning - using a rocker or long tom - and hydraulic mining.
Some stayed in California to start new businesses - some became farmers - others went back home?

45. What method of mining was banned because it was harmful to the environment?
It is soft - easy to work with - and does not tarnish.
Hangtown - Angel Camp - Rattlesnake Diggings - Git Up and Git - Old Dry Diggings.
Hydraulic mining
January 24 - 1848

46. What are 3 methods of gold mining?
Sourdough
He was a carpenter.
It is a dangerous short cut through Cape Horn.
Panning - using a rocker or long tom - and hydraulic mining.

47. After the gold rush what did the miners do?
Coyote mining
Some stayed in California to start new businesses - some became farmers - others went back home?
Land of fire.
A businessman who employed James Marshall to build a sawmill.

48. What are some of the properties of gold?
January 24 - 1848
A tailor who made heavy duty work pants for miners. We call them jeans.
In the American River in Coloma
It is soft - easy to work with - and does not tarnish.