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Gold Rush Trivia
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Answer 48 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What are 3 methods of gold mining?
President James K. Polk
It is soft - easy to work with - and does not tarnish.
January 24 - 1848
Panning - using a rocker or long tom - and hydraulic mining.
2. After the gold rush what did the miners do?
In the American River in Coloma
Land of fire.
In the American River in Coloma
Some stayed in California to start new businesses - some became farmers - others went back home?
3. Who was president when gold was discovered?
It is soft - easy to work with - and does not tarnish.
Hydraulic mining
Land of fire.
President James K. Polk
4. What 3 things happened to California because of the gold rush?
The population increased - prices of goods increased - and California eventually became a state.
Hangtown - Angel Camp - Rattlesnake Diggings - Git Up and Git - Old Dry Diggings.
Coyote mining
Gold is heavier - does not tarnish - and is more valuable.
5. What were the 3 main routes to get to California?
A businessman who employed James Marshall to build a sawmill.
He was a carpenter.
Overland - around Cape Horn - and across the Isthmus of Panama
In the American River in Coloma
6. 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.
President James K. Polk
They planted vegetables and sold them to the miners.
7. What are 3 names of miners' camps?
Gold is heavier - does not tarnish - and is more valuable.
Panning - using a rocker or long tom - and hydraulic mining.
They planted vegetables and sold them to the miners.
Hangtown - Angel Camp - Rattlesnake Diggings - Git Up and Git - Old Dry Diggings.
8. Who was Levi Strauss?
He was a carpenter.
A tailor who made heavy duty work pants for miners. We call them jeans.
Overland - around Cape Horn - and across the Isthmus of Panama
It is soft - easy to work with - and does not tarnish.
9. Where was gold discovered?
A businessman who employed James Marshall to build a sawmill.
In the American River in Coloma
Because they rushed to California in 1849.
Panning - using a rocker or long tom - and hydraulic mining.
10. What method of mining was banned because it was harmful to the environment?
It is soft - easy to work with - and does not tarnish.
It is a dangerous short cut through Cape Horn.
Hydraulic mining
They planted vegetables and sold them to the miners.
11. Who was president when gold was discovered?
President James K. Polk
Because they rushed to California in 1849.
James Marshall
It decreased because they were either pushed off their land or killed.
12. What does terra del feugo mean?
Oro
President James K. Polk
Land of fire.
The population increased - prices of goods increased - and California eventually became a state.
13. What are 3 names of miners' camps?
A tailor who made heavy duty work pants for miners. We call them jeans.
Hangtown - Angel Camp - Rattlesnake Diggings - Git Up and Git - Old Dry Diggings.
He was a carpenter.
Overland - around Cape Horn - and across the Isthmus of Panama
14. Who was John Sutter?
Land of fire.
Oro
Overland - around Cape Horn - and across the Isthmus of Panama
A businessman who employed James Marshall to build a sawmill.
15. What are some of the properties of gold?
Sourdough
Oro
It is soft - easy to work with - and does not tarnish.
The population increased - prices of goods increased - and California eventually became a state.
16. What was the fastest way to get to California during the gold rush?
Sourdough
To take the Isthmus of Panama route.
Coyote mining
Because they rushed to California in 1849.
17. 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
A businessman who employed James Marshall to build a sawmill.
18. What happened to the Native American population as a result of the gold rush?
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?
Because they rushed to California in 1849.
It decreased because they were either pushed off their land or killed.
19. What did some Chinese men do to make money in the gold fields?
They planted vegetables and sold them to the miners.
A tailor who made heavy duty work pants for miners. We call them jeans.
To take the Isthmus of Panama route.
It is soft - easy to work with - and does not tarnish.
20. Who is credited with discovering gold?
James Marshall
He was a carpenter.
It decreased because they were either pushed off their land or killed.
To take the Isthmus of Panama route.
21. Who is credited with discovering gold?
James Marshall
He was a carpenter.
It is soft - easy to work with - and does not tarnish.
Sourdough
22. Why were gold miners called '49ers?'
He was a carpenter.
Gold is heavier - does not tarnish - and is more valuable.
Because they rushed to California in 1849.
A tailor who made heavy duty work pants for miners. We call them jeans.
23. On what date was gold discovered in California?
A businessman who employed James Marshall to build a sawmill.
January 24 - 1848
To take the Isthmus of Panama route.
Oro
24. What was another nickname for a gold miner.
They planted vegetables and sold them to the miners.
It is soft - easy to work with - and does not tarnish.
The population increased - prices of goods increased - and California eventually became a state.
Sourdough
25. What was Mr. Marshall's occupation?
Hydraulic mining
Oro
In the American River in Coloma
He was a carpenter.
26. What are some of the properties of gold?
Hydraulic mining
President James K. Polk
It is soft - easy to work with - and does not tarnish.
He was a carpenter.
27. What is mining called that sinks deep shafts into the ground?
Coyote mining
Hangtown - Angel Camp - Rattlesnake Diggings - Git Up and Git - Old Dry Diggings.
In the American River in Coloma
It decreased because they were either pushed off their land or killed.
28. Where was gold discovered?
In the American River in Coloma
He was a carpenter.
Because they rushed to California in 1849.
It decreased because they were either pushed off their land or killed.
29. What was Mr. Marshall's occupation?
Some stayed in California to start new businesses - some became farmers - others went back home?
He was a carpenter.
A tailor who made heavy duty work pants for miners. We call them jeans.
Panning - using a rocker or long tom - and hydraulic mining.
30. What is mining called that sinks deep shafts into the ground?
Coyote mining
It is soft - easy to work with - and does not tarnish.
It is a dangerous short cut through Cape Horn.
They planted vegetables and sold them to the miners.
31. What was another nickname for a gold miner.
The population increased - prices of goods increased - and California eventually became a state.
Oro
Sourdough
James Marshall
32. Who was John Sutter?
A businessman who employed James Marshall to build a sawmill.
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.
33. After the gold rush what did the miners do?
They planted vegetables and sold them to the miners.
Coyote 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?
34. Why were gold miners called '49ers?'
Because they rushed to California in 1849.
A businessman who employed James Marshall to build a sawmill.
Overland - around Cape Horn - and across the Isthmus of Panama
It is soft - easy to work with - and does not tarnish.
35. What were the 3 main routes to get to California?
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.
To take the Isthmus of Panama route.
Overland - around Cape Horn - and across the Isthmus of Panama
36. What is the Spanish word for gold?
Oro
To take the Isthmus of Panama route.
Some stayed in California to start new businesses - some became farmers - others went back home?
Gold is heavier - does not tarnish - and is more valuable.
37. Who was Levi Strauss?
Oro
Land of fire.
A tailor who made heavy duty work pants for miners. We call them jeans.
James Marshall
38. How is gold different from silver?
A businessman who employed James Marshall to build a sawmill.
Gold is heavier - does not tarnish - and is more valuable.
Because they rushed to California in 1849.
Panning - using a rocker or long tom - and hydraulic mining.
39. What was the fastest way to get to California during the gold rush?
James Marshall
They planted vegetables and sold them to the miners.
January 24 - 1848
To take the Isthmus of Panama route.
40. What does terra del feugo mean?
Hangtown - Angel Camp - Rattlesnake Diggings - Git Up and Git - Old Dry Diggings.
To take the Isthmus of Panama route.
Land of fire.
The population increased - prices of goods increased - and California eventually became a state.
41. What did some Chinese men do to make money in the gold fields?
They planted vegetables and sold them to the miners.
It is soft - easy to work with - and does not tarnish.
It is a dangerous short cut through Cape Horn.
Some stayed in California to start new businesses - some became farmers - others went back home?
42. On what date was gold discovered in California?
Hydraulic mining
The population increased - prices of goods increased - and California eventually became a state.
Land of fire.
January 24 - 1848
43. What method of mining was banned because it was harmful to the environment?
Hydraulic mining
He was a carpenter.
Some stayed in California to start new businesses - some became farmers - others went back home?
Coyote mining
44. What are 3 methods of gold mining?
It decreased because they were either pushed off their land or killed.
James Marshall
Hangtown - Angel Camp - Rattlesnake Diggings - Git Up and Git - Old Dry Diggings.
Panning - using a rocker or long tom - and hydraulic mining.
45. What 3 things happened to California because of the gold rush?
He was a carpenter.
Oro
The population increased - prices of goods increased - and California eventually became a state.
To take the Isthmus of Panama route.
46. 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.
Hangtown - Angel Camp - Rattlesnake Diggings - Git Up and Git - Old Dry Diggings.
Panning - using a rocker or long tom - and hydraulic mining.
January 24 - 1848
47. How is gold different from silver?
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
Oro
48. What is the Spanish word for gold?
Overland - around Cape Horn - and across the Isthmus of Panama
Oro
A tailor who made heavy duty work pants for miners. We call them jeans.
A businessman who employed James Marshall to build a sawmill.