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Gold Rush Trivia

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1. What 3 things happened to California because of the gold rush?
It is soft - easy to work with - and does not tarnish.
Hangtown - Angel Camp - Rattlesnake Diggings - Git Up and Git - Old Dry Diggings.
James Marshall
The population increased - prices of goods increased - and California eventually became a state.

2. What is mining called that sinks deep shafts into the ground?
A tailor who made heavy duty work pants for miners. We call them jeans.
The population increased - prices of goods increased - and California eventually became a state.
James Marshall
Coyote mining

3. What did some Chinese men do to make money in the gold fields?
The population increased - prices of goods increased - and California eventually became a state.
It is a dangerous short cut through Cape Horn.
Coyote mining
They planted vegetables and sold them to the miners.

4. Why were gold miners called '49ers?'
Some stayed in California to start new businesses - some became farmers - others went back home?
Coyote mining
It is soft - easy to work with - and does not tarnish.
Because they rushed to California in 1849.

5. What was the fastest way to get to California during the gold rush?
To take the Isthmus of Panama route.
He was a carpenter.
Land of fire.
President James K. Polk

6. What happened to the Native American population as a result of the gold rush?
James Marshall
It decreased because they were either pushed off their land or killed.
Land of fire.
The population increased - prices of goods increased - and California eventually became a state.

7. Who was Levi Strauss?
A tailor who made heavy duty work pants for miners. We call them jeans.
Oro
The population increased - prices of goods increased - and California eventually became a state.
To take the Isthmus of Panama route.

8. What were the 3 main routes to get to California?
He was a carpenter.
Overland - around Cape Horn - and across the Isthmus of Panama
The population increased - prices of goods increased - and California eventually became a state.
Sourdough

9. What are 3 names of miners' camps?
Hangtown - Angel Camp - Rattlesnake Diggings - Git Up and Git - Old Dry Diggings.
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

10. What are some of the properties of gold?
He was a carpenter.
He was a carpenter.
It is soft - easy to work with - and does not tarnish.
Sourdough

11. What is the Spanish word for gold?
President James K. Polk
To take the Isthmus of Panama route.
Oro
The population increased - prices of goods increased - and California eventually became a state.

12. What was another nickname for a gold miner.
Land of fire.
Hangtown - Angel Camp - Rattlesnake Diggings - Git Up and Git - Old Dry Diggings.
Sourdough
A tailor who made heavy duty work pants for miners. We call them jeans.

13. Who is credited with discovering gold?
James Marshall
It decreased because they were either pushed off their land or killed.
It is soft - easy to work with - and does not tarnish.
Sourdough

14. On what date was gold discovered in California?
A tailor who made heavy duty work pants for miners. We call them jeans.
January 24 - 1848
They planted vegetables and sold them to the miners.
To take the Isthmus of Panama route.

15. What 3 things happened to California because of the gold rush?
The population increased - prices of goods increased - and California eventually became a state.
Gold is heavier - does not tarnish - and is more valuable.
In the American River in Coloma
Because they rushed to California in 1849.

16. What is the Strait of Magellan?
Land of fire.
It is soft - easy to work with - and does not tarnish.
It is a dangerous short cut through Cape Horn.
Hydraulic mining

17. Who was John Sutter?
It is a dangerous short cut through Cape Horn.
It is a dangerous short cut through Cape Horn.
Panning - using a rocker or long tom - and hydraulic mining.
A businessman who employed James Marshall to build a sawmill.

18. What does terra del feugo mean?
He was a carpenter.
Land of fire.
Hangtown - Angel Camp - Rattlesnake Diggings - Git Up and Git - Old Dry Diggings.
Oro

19. What were the 3 main routes to get to California?
James Marshall
It decreased because they were either pushed off their land or killed.
January 24 - 1848
Overland - around Cape Horn - and across the Isthmus of Panama

20. What method of mining was banned because it was harmful to the environment?
A tailor who made heavy duty work pants for miners. We call them jeans.
In the American River in Coloma
A businessman who employed James Marshall to build a sawmill.
Hydraulic mining

21. How is gold different from silver?
They planted vegetables and sold them to the miners.
Gold is heavier - does not tarnish - and is more valuable.
Land of fire.
Sourdough

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

23. Who was president when gold was discovered?
It is a dangerous short cut through Cape Horn.
It is soft - easy to work with - and does not tarnish.
President James K. Polk
Land of fire.

24. What are some of the properties of gold?
A businessman who employed James Marshall to build a sawmill.
It is soft - easy to work with - and does not tarnish.
The population increased - prices of goods increased - and California eventually became a state.
He was a carpenter.

25. What are 3 names of miners' camps?
They planted vegetables and sold them to the miners.
Hangtown - Angel Camp - Rattlesnake Diggings - Git Up and Git - Old Dry Diggings.
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.

26. Where was gold discovered?
Sourdough
A businessman who employed James Marshall to build a sawmill.
In the American River in Coloma
Land of fire.

27. What is mining called that sinks deep shafts into the ground?
A businessman who employed James Marshall to build a sawmill.
Land of fire.
Coyote mining
It decreased because they were either pushed off their land or killed.

28. What did some Chinese men do to make money in the gold fields?
They planted vegetables and sold them to the miners.
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?
Hangtown - Angel Camp - Rattlesnake Diggings - Git Up and Git - Old Dry Diggings.

29. What does terra del feugo mean?
A tailor who made heavy duty work pants for miners. We call them jeans.
In the American River in Coloma
Land of fire.
Coyote mining

30. What was Mr. Marshall's occupation?
Panning - using a rocker or long tom - and hydraulic mining.
He was a carpenter.
In the American River in Coloma
Because they rushed to California in 1849.

31. What method of mining was banned because it was harmful to the environment?
Gold is heavier - does not tarnish - and is more valuable.
Hydraulic mining
January 24 - 1848
Some stayed in California to start new businesses - some became farmers - others went back home?

32. Who was John Sutter?
In the American River in Coloma
A businessman who employed James Marshall to build a sawmill.
It decreased because they were either pushed off their land or killed.
It is a dangerous short cut through Cape Horn.

33. How is gold different from silver?
Panning - using a rocker or long tom - and hydraulic mining.
In the American River in Coloma
Gold is heavier - does not tarnish - and is more valuable.
Oro

34. Why were gold miners called '49ers?'
He was a carpenter.
James Marshall
A tailor who made heavy duty work pants for miners. We call them jeans.
Because they rushed to California in 1849.

35. What happened to the Native American population as a result of the gold rush?
To take the Isthmus of Panama route.
A tailor who made heavy duty work pants for miners. We call them jeans.
It decreased because they were either pushed off their land or killed.
Because they rushed to California in 1849.

36. What was another nickname for a gold miner.
Hydraulic mining
Sourdough
January 24 - 1848
Gold is heavier - does not tarnish - and is more valuable.

37. On what date was gold discovered in California?
A tailor who made heavy duty work pants for miners. We call them jeans.
It is a dangerous short cut through Cape Horn.
January 24 - 1848
The population increased - prices of goods increased - and California eventually became a state.

38. Who was president when gold was discovered?
To take the Isthmus of Panama route.
President James K. Polk
Gold is heavier - does not tarnish - and is more valuable.
It decreased because they were either pushed off their land or killed.

39. What is the Strait of Magellan?
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?
It is soft - easy to work with - and does not tarnish.
It is a dangerous short cut through Cape Horn.

40. After the gold rush what did the miners do?
The population increased - prices of goods increased - and California eventually became a state.
January 24 - 1848
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?

41. What was Mr. Marshall's occupation?
He was a carpenter.
It is a dangerous short cut through Cape Horn.
A tailor who made heavy duty work pants for miners. We call them jeans.
A businessman who employed James Marshall to build a sawmill.

42. What is the Spanish word for gold?
Sourdough
They planted vegetables and sold them to the miners.
Oro
A businessman who employed James Marshall to build a sawmill.

43. After the gold rush what did the miners do?
Some stayed in California to start new businesses - some became farmers - others went back home?
Panning - using a rocker or long tom - and hydraulic mining.
He was a carpenter.
Because they rushed to California in 1849.

44. What are 3 methods of gold mining?
Panning - using a rocker or long tom - and hydraulic mining.
The population increased - prices of goods increased - and California eventually became a state.
To take the Isthmus of Panama route.
A tailor who made heavy duty work pants for miners. We call them jeans.

45. Who is credited with discovering gold?
Coyote mining
A businessman who employed James Marshall to build a sawmill.
Oro
James Marshall

46. Who was Levi Strauss?
A tailor who made heavy duty work pants for miners. We call them jeans.
President James K. Polk
It decreased because they were either pushed off their land or killed.
It is a dangerous short cut through Cape Horn.

47. Where was gold discovered?
A businessman who employed James Marshall to build a sawmill.
James Marshall
In the American River in Coloma
Coyote mining

48. What was the fastest way to get to California during the gold rush?
President James K. Polk
To take the Isthmus of Panama route.
Hangtown - Angel Camp - Rattlesnake Diggings - Git Up and Git - Old Dry Diggings.
Because they rushed to California in 1849.