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Gold Rush Trivia

Subjects : trivia, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 48 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Who was Levi Strauss?






2. What are 3 methods of gold mining?






3. What was the fastest way to get to California during the gold rush?






4. What are 3 names of miners' camps?






5. What are 3 methods of gold mining?






6. What method of mining was banned because it was harmful to the environment?






7. What were the 3 main routes to get to California?






8. What is the Strait of Magellan?






9. How is gold different from silver?






10. What was Mr. Marshall's occupation?






11. Who was Levi Strauss?






12. What is mining called that sinks deep shafts into the ground?






13. What is the Strait of Magellan?






14. What did some Chinese men do to make money in the gold fields?






15. Who was president when gold was discovered?






16. What 3 things happened to California because of the gold rush?






17. Where was gold discovered?






18. Why were gold miners called '49ers?'






19. Who is credited with discovering gold?






20. What are 3 names of miners' camps?






21. After the gold rush what did the miners do?






22. What does terra del feugo mean?






23. What was another nickname for a gold miner.






24. What method of mining was banned because it was harmful to the environment?






25. Why were gold miners called '49ers?'






26. After the gold rush what did the miners do?






27. What happened to the Native American population as a result of the gold rush?






28. Where was gold discovered?






29. What are some of the properties of gold?






30. What are some of the properties of gold?






31. How is gold different from silver?






32. What is mining called that sinks deep shafts into the ground?






33. On what date was gold discovered in California?






34. What is the Spanish word for gold?






35. What were the 3 main routes to get to California?






36. Who is credited with discovering gold?






37. Who was John Sutter?






38. On what date was gold discovered in California?






39. What is the Spanish word for gold?






40. Who was John Sutter?






41. What did some Chinese men do to make money in the gold fields?






42. What 3 things happened to California because of the gold rush?






43. What was another nickname for a gold miner.






44. What does terra del feugo mean?






45. What was Mr. Marshall's occupation?






46. What happened to the Native American population as a result of the gold rush?






47. What was the fastest way to get to California during the gold rush?






48. Who was president when gold was discovered?