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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 was the fastest way to get to California during the gold rush?






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






4. What are some of the properties of gold?






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






6. Who was president when gold was discovered?






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






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






9. On what date was gold discovered in California?






10. What are 3 methods of gold mining?






11. How is gold different from silver?






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






13. What does terra del feugo mean?






14. What was another nickname for a gold miner.






15. What was Mr. Marshall's occupation?






16. What is the Spanish word for gold?






17. What are 3 methods of gold mining?






18. Who was president when gold was discovered?






19. Who was Levi Strauss?






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






21. What was another nickname for a gold miner.






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






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






24. Where was gold discovered?






25. What are 3 names of miners' camps?






26. What are 3 names of miners' camps?






27. On what date was gold discovered in California?






28. What was Mr. Marshall's occupation?






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






30. Where was gold discovered?






31. Who is credited with discovering gold?






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






33. Who was John Sutter?






34. What are some of the properties of gold?






35. What does terra del feugo mean?






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






37. Who was John Sutter?






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






39. Who is credited with discovering gold?






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






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






42. What is the Strait of Magellan?






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






44. What is the Spanish word for gold?






45. What is the Strait of Magellan?






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






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






48. How is gold different from silver?