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Quiz History
Gold Rush!
created by
nikkimckay
on 6 Apr 11, enabled by
jimmy
History
Hard level
(48% of success)
10 questions - 4 473 players
The quiz will help students to assess their knowledge after completing the Gold Rush! activity.
1
How many people from China moved to Australia between 1856 and 1880 for the gold rush?
18000
40000
15000
35000
2
On the 12th of May 1851, John Hargraves discovered a large gold nugget where?
Clunes
Bendigo
Ophir
Bathurst
3
In the 1850's pans and cradles where bought to Australia from where?
London
Beijing
Paris
California
4
Miners were required to purchase what before they had the right to mine and keep the gold that they found?
Mutton
Tent
Permit
Horse
5
What did the miners have to do to the water before they could drink it?
Boil the water
Add ice to the water
Strain the water
Nothing
6
What is a windlass used for?
Seperates the dirt, clay and gravel from the gold
Breaks up clay and rocks
Helps to lift heavy buckets of dirt from the shaft
Seperating fine dirt and gravel to find fine flakes of gold
7
How long does 2lbs of tea last?
14 days
10 days
13 days
17 days
8
What did the miners live in when working on the goldfields?
Tent
Motel
Pub
Swag
9
In what year did the miners rise up against what they seen as unfair laws?
1854
1870
1954
1851
10
How long did it take to walk to the goldfields?
2 days
5 days
3 days
1 day
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