Australian Gold Rush Quiz

Who was the New South Wales Governor in 1844 when Reverend William Clarke showed him some gold?

• George Gipps

• James McBrien

• John Lhotsky

• Pawel Strzelecki

Which Polish scientist-explorer found gold in 1839?

• John Lhotsky

• Pawel Strzelecki

• James McBrien

• George Gipps

Who was the first person to find gold near Bathurst in 1851?

• Edward Hargraves

• John Lister

• The Tom brothers

• George Gipps

What was the name of the tent town that Edward Hargraves named after King Solomon's legendary city of riches?

• Ophir

• Victoria

• Bathurst

• Sydney

During the gold rush, what did one miner put between two pieces of bread and eat?

• A silver coin

• A diamond

• A gold nugget

• A five-pound note

How did the gold rush transform Australia's population between 1851 and 1871?

• Tripled

• Remained the same

• Doubled

• Quadrupled

What did gold allow to take root in Australia?

• Democracy

• Dictatorship

• Communism

• Anarchy

What did the New South Wales Legislative Council inquiry find in 1890 regarding the first discoverers of payable gold in Australia?

• Undoubtedly the first discoverers

• Edward Hargraves

• John Lister

• The Tom brothers

What did Hargraves refuse to share with Lister and the Toms after getting rich?

• His gold nuggets

• His tent

• His reward

• His land

What happened to Lister on the day he was due to give evidence regarding the discovery of gold?

• He forgot

• He ran away

• He got lost

• He dropped dead