Gold Rush Trivia

What year did California become a state?

• 2001

• 1800

• 1991

• 1850

What were some of the natural resources that lead to California's nickname?

• The Golden Gate Bridge

• The Railroad, Pony Express, and Telegraph

• Weather, climate, gold, water, and diversity

• The Golden State Warriors

What is California's nickname?

• The Sunny Place

• The Golden State

• Gold Rush Country

• Sunshine City

Who was hired to build the Transcontinental Railroad?

• The 49ers

• Native Americans

• Chinese and Irish Immigrants

• Shrek

What were the 3 routes people could take to get to California during the gold rush?

• Swimming, Flying, and Walking

• Overland, Isthmus of Panama, and Cape Horn

• The Lady Wilma, Pony Express, and Transcontinental Railroad

• Teleportation, Evaporation, and Digging

Who was the person that first found gold in the American River?

• John Sutter

• Samuel Brannan

• James Marshall

• Leland Stanford

What was the most popular way to mine for gold during the Gold Rush?

• Cradle and Sluice Box

• Sniping

• Hydraulic Mining

• Panning

Who were "The Associates"?

• Mrs. Griffith, Mrs. McNay, Mrs. Granados, and Ms. Diaz

• Leland Stanford, Charles Crocker, Mark Hopkins Jr., and Collis Huntington

• Washington, Adams, Jefferson, and Madison

• John Sutter, James Marshall, and James Polk

Who spread the news about the Gold Rush?

• Samuel Brannan

• James Marshall

• Levi Strauss

• Noah Mora

What town is this?

• Zurich, Switzerland

• Boston, Massachusetts

• Solvang, California

• Allensworth, California