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A vibrant illustration of a 19th-century gold rush scene, featuring miners panning for gold in a river, a bustling town, and the Sierra Nevada mountains in the background.

Gold Rush Adventure Quiz

Test your knowledge of the California Gold Rush with this exciting quiz! Discover fascinating facts about one of the most significant events in American history.

Challenge yourself with questions like:

When did the Gold Rush begin?
Who discovered gold at Sutter's Mill?
What were the dangers faced by those traveling west?

15 Questions4 MinutesCreated by MiningProspector42

What year did the gold rush in California begin?

1849

1776

1492

1918

Where was gold first discovered in California?

Comstock Lode

Sutter's Mill

San Francisco

Sacramento

What was the nickname for people who moved to California during the gold rush?

Coasters

Surfers

Raiders

Forty Niners

True or False: Some store owners became rich selling gold prospectors their supplies.

True

Falst

Where was the first Gold Rush in the United States?

Georgia

Iowa

North Carolina

South Carolina

Who was the man who first discovered gold in California?

John Sutter

James Marshall

John Suddard

Sam Brannan

What was the weight of the biggest gold nugget in California's Gold Rush?

17 pounds

1,000 pounds

195 pounds

2 pounds

Before 1849, the majority of the people in the United States lived on what coast?

South

West

North

East

What is NOT one of the ways John Sutter and James Marshall tested the gold they found?

Soaked it in vinegar

Threw it in a fire

Pounded it with a hammar

Boiled it in lye soap

How did the news spread of the California Gold Rush?

Phone

Internet

Word Of Mouth

Pony Express

Who was the President during the Gold Rush?

James Polk

Theodore Roosevelt

Donald Trump

John Adams

Which of these things DID NOT happen to John Sutter?

His cattle were stolen

He struck it rich

His fruit in the orchards rotted

His workers left to mine

When was the best time to head west overland?

Winter

Anytime

Spring

Fall

What was NOT a hazard of traveling overland?

Rattlesnakes

Crossing the rocky mountains

Wild animals

Trains

What was an advantage of traveling by boat?

Stale bread

Mosquitoes

It could be faster

Storms

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