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