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Quiz Gold Rush!

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The quiz will help students to assess their knowledge after completing the Gold Rush! activity.

 

Hard QUIZ 10 QUESTIONS
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1

How many people from China moved to Australia between 1856 and 1880 for the gold rush?

2

On the 12th of May 1851, John Hargraves discovered a large gold nugget where?

3

In the 1850's pans and cradles where bought to Australia from where?

4

Miners were required to purchase what before they had the right to mine and keep the gold that they found?

5

What did the miners have to do to the water before they could drink it?

6

What is a windlass used for?

7

How long does 2lbs of tea last?

8

What did the miners live in when working on the goldfields?

9

In what year did the miners rise up against what they seen as unfair laws?

10

How long did it take to walk to the goldfields?