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Gold Rush Trivia

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1. Who was John Sutter?
Sourdough
It is soft - easy to work with - and does not tarnish.
A businessman who employed James Marshall to build a sawmill.
Hydraulic mining

2. What is mining called that sinks deep shafts into the ground?
Coyote mining
James Marshall
President James K. Polk
It decreased because they were either pushed off their land or killed.

3. How is gold different from silver?
The population increased - prices of goods increased - and California eventually became a state.
They planted vegetables and sold them to the miners.
Gold is heavier - does not tarnish - and is more valuable.
Hangtown - Angel Camp - Rattlesnake Diggings - Git Up and Git - Old Dry Diggings.

4. What was the fastest way to get to California during the gold rush?
To take the Isthmus of Panama route.
January 24 - 1848
January 24 - 1848
Because they rushed to California in 1849.

5. Who was Levi Strauss?
Gold is heavier - does not tarnish - and is more valuable.
A tailor who made heavy duty work pants for miners. We call them jeans.
Sourdough
He was a carpenter.

6. Who was president when gold was discovered?
Sourdough
Some stayed in California to start new businesses - some became farmers - others went back home?
President James K. Polk
In the American River in Coloma

7. On what date was gold discovered in California?
James Marshall
To take the Isthmus of Panama route.
They planted vegetables and sold them to the miners.
January 24 - 1848

8. What 3 things happened to California because of the gold rush?
A businessman who employed James Marshall to build a sawmill.
The population increased - prices of goods increased - and California eventually became a state.
Sourdough
Some stayed in California to start new businesses - some became farmers - others went back home?

9. What is the Strait of Magellan?
The population increased - prices of goods increased - and California eventually became a state.
Coyote mining
It is a dangerous short cut through Cape Horn.
It decreased because they were either pushed off their land or killed.

10. What does terra del feugo mean?
Overland - around Cape Horn - and across the Isthmus of Panama
Overland - around Cape Horn - and across the Isthmus of Panama
Land of fire.
James Marshall

11. What did some Chinese men do to make money in the gold fields?
They planted vegetables and sold them to the miners.
In the American River in Coloma
Hangtown - Angel Camp - Rattlesnake Diggings - Git Up and Git - Old Dry Diggings.
A businessman who employed James Marshall to build a sawmill.

12. What was the fastest way to get to California during the gold rush?
To take the Isthmus of Panama route.
Some stayed in California to start new businesses - some became farmers - others went back home?
Coyote mining
James Marshall

13. What were the 3 main routes to get to California?
Gold is heavier - does not tarnish - and is more valuable.
Overland - around Cape Horn - and across the Isthmus of Panama
It is a dangerous short cut through Cape Horn.
Hangtown - Angel Camp - Rattlesnake Diggings - Git Up and Git - Old Dry Diggings.

14. What are some of the properties of gold?
Some stayed in California to start new businesses - some became farmers - others went back home?
Hydraulic mining
It decreased because they were either pushed off their land or killed.
It is soft - easy to work with - and does not tarnish.

15. What is the Spanish word for gold?
Oro
Some stayed in California to start new businesses - some became farmers - others went back home?
It decreased because they were either pushed off their land or killed.
Sourdough

16. Why were gold miners called '49ers?'
Because they rushed to California in 1849.
January 24 - 1848
It decreased because they were either pushed off their land or killed.
A businessman who employed James Marshall to build a sawmill.

17. What was another nickname for a gold miner.
Sourdough
Hangtown - Angel Camp - Rattlesnake Diggings - Git Up and Git - Old Dry Diggings.
Gold is heavier - does not tarnish - and is more valuable.
Because they rushed to California in 1849.

18. What is the Strait of Magellan?
Gold is heavier - does not tarnish - and is more valuable.
The population increased - prices of goods increased - and California eventually became a state.
It is a dangerous short cut through Cape Horn.
Because they rushed to California in 1849.

19. What did some Chinese men do to make money in the gold fields?
Gold is heavier - does not tarnish - and is more valuable.
They planted vegetables and sold them to the miners.
A tailor who made heavy duty work pants for miners. We call them jeans.
Land of fire.

20. What are 3 methods of gold mining?
Panning - using a rocker or long tom - and hydraulic mining.
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?
President James K. Polk

21. What was Mr. Marshall's occupation?
Hangtown - Angel Camp - Rattlesnake Diggings - Git Up and Git - Old Dry Diggings.
A businessman who employed James Marshall to build a sawmill.
He was a carpenter.
A businessman who employed James Marshall to build a sawmill.

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

23. What method of mining was banned because it was harmful to the environment?
Hydraulic mining
Oro
Coyote mining
Overland - around Cape Horn - and across the Isthmus of Panama

24. What happened to the Native American population as a result of the gold rush?
It decreased because they were either pushed off their land or killed.
He was a carpenter.
President James K. Polk
A businessman who employed James Marshall to build a sawmill.

25. Who is credited with discovering gold?
Panning - using a rocker or long tom - and hydraulic mining.
To take the Isthmus of Panama route.
It is a dangerous short cut through Cape Horn.
James Marshall

26. What does terra del feugo mean?
Gold is heavier - does not tarnish - and is more valuable.
A businessman who employed James Marshall to build a sawmill.
Land of fire.
It decreased because they were either pushed off their land or killed.

27. What are some of the properties of gold?
Oro
Panning - using a rocker or long tom - and hydraulic mining.
It decreased because they were either pushed off their land or killed.
It is soft - easy to work with - and does not tarnish.

28. What happened to the Native American population as a result of the gold rush?
Hangtown - Angel Camp - Rattlesnake Diggings - Git Up and Git - Old Dry Diggings.
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?
It decreased because they were either pushed off their land or killed.

29. Where was gold discovered?
In the American River in Coloma
Sourdough
It is soft - easy to work with - and does not tarnish.
Oro

30. Why were gold miners called '49ers?'
Land of fire.
Hydraulic mining
Because they rushed to California in 1849.
He was a carpenter.

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

32. What was another nickname for a gold miner.
Sourdough
Panning - using a rocker or long tom - and hydraulic mining.
In the American River in Coloma
January 24 - 1848

33. What is mining called that sinks deep shafts into the ground?
Hydraulic mining
A businessman who employed James Marshall to build a sawmill.
They planted vegetables and sold them to the miners.
Coyote mining

34. What is the Spanish word for gold?
He was a carpenter.
He was a carpenter.
Oro
It decreased because they were either pushed off their land or killed.

35. What 3 things happened to California because of the gold rush?
Hangtown - Angel Camp - Rattlesnake Diggings - Git Up and Git - Old Dry Diggings.
Coyote mining
The population increased - prices of goods increased - and California eventually became a state.
To take the Isthmus of Panama route.

36. Who was Levi Strauss?
Because they rushed to California in 1849.
James Marshall
It is a dangerous short cut through Cape Horn.
A tailor who made heavy duty work pants for miners. We call them jeans.

37. What are 3 names of miners' camps?
Because they rushed to California in 1849.
Hangtown - Angel Camp - Rattlesnake Diggings - Git Up and Git - Old Dry Diggings.
Land of fire.
A businessman who employed James Marshall to build a sawmill.

38. Who was John Sutter?
Panning - using a rocker or long tom - and hydraulic mining.
A businessman who employed James Marshall to build a sawmill.
He was a carpenter.
He was a carpenter.

39. How is gold different from silver?
Oro
The population increased - prices of goods increased - and California eventually became a state.
Gold is heavier - does not tarnish - and is more valuable.
A tailor who made heavy duty work pants for miners. We call them jeans.

40. What are 3 methods of gold mining?
Coyote mining
Panning - using a rocker or long tom - and hydraulic mining.
It is a dangerous short cut through Cape Horn.
In the American River in Coloma

41. Who is credited with discovering gold?
James Marshall
He was a carpenter.
The population increased - prices of goods increased - and California eventually became a state.
Coyote mining

42. Where was gold discovered?
In the American River in Coloma
He was a carpenter.
President James K. Polk
A businessman who employed James Marshall to build a sawmill.

43. On what date was gold discovered in California?
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.
January 24 - 1848
It decreased because they were either pushed off their land or killed.

44. What were the 3 main routes to get to California?
A tailor who made heavy duty work pants for miners. We call them jeans.
Hydraulic mining
Panning - using a rocker or long tom - and hydraulic mining.
Overland - around Cape Horn - and across the Isthmus of Panama

45. After the gold rush what did the miners do?
In the American River in Coloma
Panning - using a rocker or long tom - and hydraulic mining.
Overland - around Cape Horn - and across the Isthmus of Panama
Some stayed in California to start new businesses - some became farmers - others went back home?

46. What was Mr. Marshall's occupation?
Overland - around Cape Horn - and across the Isthmus of Panama
Overland - around Cape Horn - and across the Isthmus of Panama
Panning - using a rocker or long tom - and hydraulic mining.
He was a carpenter.

47. What method of mining was banned because it was harmful to the environment?
Hangtown - Angel Camp - Rattlesnake Diggings - Git Up and Git - Old Dry Diggings.
Hydraulic mining
To take the Isthmus of Panama route.
He was a carpenter.

48. Who was president when gold was discovered?
Oro
President James K. Polk
Because they rushed to California in 1849.
Overland - around Cape Horn - and across the Isthmus of Panama