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Gold Rush Trivia

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1. What is the Spanish word for gold?
Oro
Because they rushed to California in 1849.
A tailor who made heavy duty work pants for miners. We call them jeans.
Gold is heavier - does not tarnish - and is more valuable.

2. What happened to the Native American population as a result of the gold rush?
He was a carpenter.
Land of fire.
He was a carpenter.
It decreased because they were either pushed off their land or killed.

3. What are 3 methods of gold mining?
Hangtown - Angel Camp - Rattlesnake Diggings - Git Up and Git - Old Dry Diggings.
Panning - using a rocker or long tom - and hydraulic mining.
President James K. Polk
President James K. Polk

4. What did some Chinese men do to make money in the gold fields?
They planted vegetables and sold them to the miners.
Oro
A tailor who made heavy duty work pants for miners. We call them jeans.
Hydraulic mining

5. On what date was gold discovered in California?
Panning - using a rocker or long tom - and hydraulic mining.
He was a carpenter.
January 24 - 1848
Overland - around Cape Horn - and across the Isthmus of Panama

6. What was Mr. Marshall's occupation?
Hydraulic mining
He was a carpenter.
It decreased because they were either pushed off their land or killed.
A tailor who made heavy duty work pants for miners. We call them jeans.

7. What is the Strait of Magellan?
James Marshall
Some stayed in California to start new businesses - some became farmers - others went back home?
It is a dangerous short cut through Cape Horn.
It is soft - easy to work with - and does not tarnish.

8. What was the fastest way to get to California during the gold rush?
Oro
Land of fire.
To take the Isthmus of Panama route.
Gold is heavier - does not tarnish - and is more valuable.

9. Who was Levi Strauss?
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.
It is soft - easy to work with - and does not tarnish.
It is soft - easy to work with - and does not tarnish.

10. What are 3 names of miners' camps?
Because they rushed to California in 1849.
It is a dangerous short cut through Cape Horn.
Hangtown - Angel Camp - Rattlesnake Diggings - Git Up and Git - Old Dry Diggings.
It is soft - easy to work with - and does not tarnish.

11. What method of mining was banned because it was harmful to the environment?
Because they rushed to California in 1849.
Oro
Hydraulic mining
President James K. Polk

12. Where was gold discovered?
To take the Isthmus of Panama route.
A tailor who made heavy duty work pants for miners. We call them jeans.
In the American River in Coloma
He was a carpenter.

13. Who is credited with discovering gold?
A tailor who made heavy duty work pants for miners. We call them jeans.
He was a carpenter.
Hangtown - Angel Camp - Rattlesnake Diggings - Git Up and Git - Old Dry Diggings.
James Marshall

14. What does terra del feugo mean?
Overland - around Cape Horn - and across the Isthmus of Panama
Land of fire.
A tailor who made heavy duty work pants for miners. We call them jeans.
Oro

15. Who was John Sutter?
James Marshall
Coyote mining
They planted vegetables and sold them to the miners.
A businessman who employed James Marshall to build a sawmill.

16. What was Mr. Marshall's occupation?
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?
Some stayed in California to start new businesses - some became farmers - others went back home?
He was a carpenter.

17. What is mining called that sinks deep shafts into the ground?
January 24 - 1848
Coyote mining
Overland - around Cape Horn - and across the Isthmus of Panama
They planted vegetables and sold them to the miners.

18. Who was president when gold was discovered?
He was a carpenter.
President James K. Polk
They planted vegetables and sold them to the miners.
Panning - using a rocker or long tom - and hydraulic mining.

19. How is gold different from silver?
Gold is heavier - does not tarnish - and is more valuable.
Because they rushed to California in 1849.
In the American River in Coloma
He was a carpenter.

20. What 3 things happened to California because of the gold rush?
In the American River in Coloma
The population increased - prices of goods increased - and California eventually became a state.
Coyote mining
Sourdough

21. After the gold rush what did the miners do?
James Marshall
Because they rushed to California in 1849.
Land of fire.
Some stayed in California to start new businesses - some became farmers - others went back home?

22. What is the Spanish word for gold?
Oro
It decreased because they were either pushed off their land or killed.
To take the Isthmus of Panama route.
Hangtown - Angel Camp - Rattlesnake Diggings - Git Up and Git - Old Dry Diggings.

23. What was another nickname for a gold miner.
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.
Sourdough

24. What are 3 methods of gold mining?
Panning - using a rocker or long tom - and hydraulic mining.
Oro
The population increased - prices of goods increased - and California eventually became a state.
In the American River in Coloma

25. Why were gold miners called '49ers?'
January 24 - 1848
Because they rushed to California in 1849.
In the American River in Coloma
Panning - using a rocker or long tom - and hydraulic mining.

26. What were the 3 main routes to get to California?
In the American River in Coloma
Overland - around Cape Horn - and across the Isthmus of Panama
Panning - using a rocker or long tom - and hydraulic mining.
Sourdough

27. What does terra del feugo mean?
Overland - around Cape Horn - and across the Isthmus of Panama
In the American River in Coloma
Land of fire.
Sourdough

28. What happened to the Native American population as a result of the gold rush?
January 24 - 1848
He was a carpenter.
Land of fire.
It decreased because they were either pushed off their land or killed.

29. What 3 things happened to California because of the gold rush?
Overland - around Cape Horn - and across the Isthmus of Panama
Sourdough
Panning - using a rocker or long tom - and hydraulic mining.
The population increased - prices of goods increased - and California eventually became a state.

30. What is mining called that sinks deep shafts into the ground?
It is a dangerous short cut through Cape Horn.
It decreased because they were either pushed off their land or killed.
Coyote mining
A tailor who made heavy duty work pants for miners. We call them jeans.

31. What method of mining was banned because it was harmful to the environment?
Hydraulic mining
President James K. Polk
James Marshall
A tailor who made heavy duty work pants for miners. We call them jeans.

32. After the gold rush what did the miners do?
In the American River in Coloma
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?
Gold is heavier - does not tarnish - and is more valuable.

33. What are some of the properties of gold?
Land of fire.
To take the Isthmus of Panama route.
It is soft - easy to work with - and does not tarnish.
President James K. Polk

34. How is gold different from silver?
Gold is heavier - does not tarnish - and is more valuable.
January 24 - 1848
It is a dangerous short cut through Cape Horn.
Some stayed in California to start new businesses - some became farmers - others went back home?

35. What is the Strait of Magellan?
Gold is heavier - does not tarnish - and is more valuable.
They planted vegetables and sold them to the miners.
It is a dangerous short cut through Cape Horn.
To take the Isthmus of Panama route.

36. Who was president when gold was discovered?
In the American River in Coloma
He was a carpenter.
President James K. Polk
It decreased because they were either pushed off their land or killed.

37. Who was John Sutter?
Hydraulic mining
A businessman who employed James Marshall to build a sawmill.
In the American River in Coloma
The population increased - prices of goods increased - and California eventually became a state.

38. Who was Levi Strauss?
They planted vegetables and sold them to the miners.
Because they rushed to California in 1849.
Hangtown - Angel Camp - Rattlesnake Diggings - Git Up and Git - Old Dry Diggings.
A tailor who made heavy duty work pants for miners. We call them jeans.

39. Why were gold miners called '49ers?'
He was a carpenter.
Coyote mining
Because they rushed to California in 1849.
January 24 - 1848

40. Where was gold discovered?
It is a dangerous short cut through Cape Horn.
They planted vegetables and sold them to the miners.
James Marshall
In the American River in Coloma

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

42. What were the 3 main routes to get to California?
Oro
In the American River in Coloma
Overland - around Cape Horn - and across the Isthmus of Panama
James Marshall

43. What was the fastest way to get to California during the gold rush?
Hangtown - Angel Camp - Rattlesnake Diggings - Git Up and Git - Old Dry Diggings.
January 24 - 1848
To take the Isthmus of Panama route.
It is a dangerous short cut through Cape Horn.

44. Who is credited with discovering gold?
Some stayed in California to start new businesses - some became farmers - others went back home?
In the American River in Coloma
Coyote mining
James Marshall

45. What did some Chinese men do to make money in the gold fields?
They planted vegetables and sold them to the miners.
Sourdough
A businessman who employed James Marshall to build a sawmill.
To take the Isthmus of Panama route.

46. What are some of the properties of gold?
Coyote mining
Land of fire.
It is a dangerous short cut through Cape Horn.
It is soft - easy to work with - and does not tarnish.

47. What are 3 names of miners' camps?
Oro
Hangtown - Angel Camp - Rattlesnake Diggings - Git Up and Git - Old Dry Diggings.
Gold is heavier - does not tarnish - and is more valuable.
James Marshall

48. On what date was gold discovered in California?
It is a dangerous short cut through Cape Horn.
January 24 - 1848
President James K. Polk
To take the Isthmus of Panama route.