Jeopardy The Gold rush version

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1) Why is gold so valuable? a) It is good for food b) It is very malleable c) It is brittle d) you can eat it

Answer b) It is very malleable

2) Who found the gold? a) Abraham Lincoln b) George Meade c) James Marshall d) John Sutter

Answer c) James Marshall

3) How did the Gold Rush start out? a) Not much, really b) A Whole bunch of people came c) No one came at all d) none of these

Answer a) Not much, really

4) What race came first besides Americans? a)Chinese b)b) Spanish c) Irish d) Americans

Answer a)Chinese

5)When did the Gold Rush end? a) 1845 b) 1850 c) 1855 d)1899

Answer c) 1855

6)What are the consequences of getting gold? a) disease b) cave ins c) death on desert d) finding nothing

Answer b) cave ins

7) Why does gold not rust? a) 90% pure (natural) b) Not a metal c) none d) because it is found underground

Answer a) 90% pure (natural)

8) What are one of the minerals often know as fool's gold a)Pyrite b)Gold c) Asurite d) Maginite

Answer a)Pyrite

9) Who were the first people to make it to California? a) The Californians b) The 49ers c) People who lived the closest to the gold fields. d) None

Answer b) The 49ers

10) Which one of these are not one of the Gold seekers? a) China b) Turkey c) Russia d) Germany

Answer c) Russia

11) Was there only 1 gold rush in the world? a) There were a few b) There was a lot c) There are none d) none

Answer b) There was a lot

12) How many countries came to California? a)Almost all b)b) none c) average d) A few

Answer a)Almost all

13) Which people got more money in the California Gold Rush? a) Gold miners b) Trade c) People selling supplies for the Gold rush d) Government officials

Answer c) People selling supplies for the Gold rush

14) How much money was found in that time? a) $100,000,000 b) $10,000,000 c) $0.10 d) $81,000,000

Answer d) $81,000,000

How many people died in the California Gold Rush? a) 18,000 b) 900 c) Not founded d) No one died

Answer c) Not founded

16) When the Gold Rush ended, why did people go to Nevada a) Silver was found b) More gold was found c) Diamonds were found d) Had to settle there for good climate

Answer a) Silver was found

17) What happened to James Marshall when the Gold Rush ended. a)He died penniless b)He kept some gold for himself c) when he discovered it he went to Nevada d) Nothing

Answer a) He died penniless

18) What happened thanks to the gold rush? a) California became the thirty first state b) The first transcontinental railroad was made c) a and b d) Nothing

Answer c) a and b

19) How many gold rushes are there in the world? a) A lot b) Rarely c) Average d) None

Answer a) A lot

15) When the Gold Rush ended where did everyone go? a) Virginia b) Nevada c) Mexico d) Stayed

Answer b) Nevada