Gold rush quiz This is my homework it is a quiz about the Australian gold rush. Hope you enjoy RyanR published on June 05, 20164 responses 0 « Previous Next » Questions in vertical order 1/20 What is this man holding? Gold collector Metal pan Gold pan Pan 2/20 When was the was the biggest gold nugget found? 1869 1742 1876 1907 3/20 How big was the biggest gold nugget found? 78kg 150kg 36kg 48kg 4/20 When did the gold rush start in Australia? 1856 1849 1851 1910 5/20 Who was the first person to discover gold? Elvis Presly Edward Hardgraves Ben Orange John Bathurst 6/20 How much does a gold bar weight 14.8kg 6kg 12.4kg 19.5kg 7/20 What was the biggest gold nugget called? Welcome stranger The big one Chicken Great goldy 8/20 What did miners need before they could permanently mine? Nothing A permit Equipment Food 9/20 What did miners have to do before they could drink their water? Freeze it Dance around it Boil it Nothing 10/20 What are the two most successful gold fields in Victoria? Victoria had no successful gold fields Ballarat and Bendigo Bendigo and Walhalla 11/20 Which state in Australia produced the most gold? Victoria New South Wales Queensland Western Australia 12/20 Which race migrated Australia the most during the gold rush? Chinese Japanese British Canadian 13/20 How did the indigenous people benefit from the gold rush? They got more jobs They found lots of gold and got rich They got free equipment 14/20 Who was a famous bush ranger in the gold rush era? Edward Hardgraves Ned Kelly James cook 15/20 What did Edward Hardgraves name the place were he found gold? Bathurst Ophir Sydney 16/20 3. Who was the governor of New South Wales that chose to not announce gold finds? Governor Gipps Governor Mathews Governor Phillips 17/20 Where in Victoria was the first confirmed finding of gold? Dunolly Clunes Horsham 18/20 How many people from China moved to Australia between 1856 and 1880 for the gold rush? 35000 18000 40000 19/20 What is a windlass used for? Helps to lift heavy buckets of dirt from the shaft Seperating fine dirt and gravel to find fine flakes of gold Seperates the dirt, clay and gravel from the gold 20/20 What did the miners live in when working on the goldfields? Tents Motel Houses
