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Australian Gold Rush Quiz
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Quiz on Australian Gold Rush Quiz, created by thatostrich18 on 19/04/2014.
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Question 1
Question
When did the Australian gold rush start?
Answer
1851
1850
1950
1951
Question 2
Question
Who was the first person to discover gold
Answer
James Cook
Edward Hargraves
Edmund Kennedy
Henry Lawson
Question 3
Question
How much does a gold bar weigh (in kilograms)
Answer
12.4kg
10kg
13.6kg
16.8kg
Question 4
Question
What was the largest gold nugget found named?
Answer
The Big One
Great Goldy
Chicken
Welcome Stranger
Question 5
Question
What did miners need before they could legally mine
Answer
Nothing
Equipment
A permit
Food
Question 6
Question
On average how long did it take to walk to the gold fields
Answer
two weeks
two days
two hours
one day
Question 7
Question
How long did 2lb (pounds) of tea last?
Answer
21 days
9 days
7 days
14 days
Question 8
Question
What did miners usually eat
Answer
eggs, bread, beans and a bit of meat
chicken and vegetables
bread and meat
nothing
Question 9
Question
What did miners have to do to their water before they could drink it
Answer
nothing
boil it
filter it
freeze it
Question 10
Question
what did miners live in while on the gold feilds
Answer
nothing
dug outs
miners cottages
tents
Question 11
Question
did people still live in dug outs once miners cottages where made
Answer
yes
no
Question 12
Question
What are the two most successful gold fields in victoria
Answer
Ballarat and Bendigo
Walhalla and Ballarat
Bendigo and Walhalla
Victoria had no successful gold feilds
Question 13
Question
Which two gold fields in Western Australia were the most popular?
Answer
Balladonia and Norseman
Kambalda and Balladonia
Norseman and Coolgardie
Kalgoorlie and Coolgardie
Question 14
Question
Which state produced the most gold
Answer
Western Australia
Victoria
South Australia
New South Wales
Question 15
Question
Did women ever dig for gold
Answer
Yes
No
Question 16
Question
What major race migrated to Australia
Answer
Japaneese
Canadian
Chineese
British
Question 17
Question
How much were soldiers paid during the gold rush
Answer
A maximum of 6 shillings
6 shillings
A minimum of 6 shillings
Question 18
Question
Why did indigenous not see much value in gold
Answer
It wasn't very shiny
It couldn't be eaten
They didn't like it
Question 19
Question
How did indigenous people benefit from the gold rush?
Answer
They didn't
They found lots of gold
They got free equipment
They got more jobs
Question 20
Question
What was bad about the gold rush for indigenous people
Answer
They got pushed further into the land from the miners
They got killed more often
The gold rush was only good for them
They were forced to mine
Question 21
Question
Who was a famous bush ranger in the gold rush era
Answer
Ned Kelly
There were no bush rangers
Edward Hargraves
James Cook
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