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Quiz on the Comstock Lode

Authored by Andrea Tice

English

6th Grade

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Quiz on the Comstock Lode
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

A lode is a ____?

Vein of metal ore in the earth

Mining tool made from silver

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

The Comstock Lode was unearthed in ____?

California

Texas

Oklahoma

Nevada

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Which of these was a major city along the Comstock Lode?

Virginia City

Denver

Sacramento

San Francisco

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Who was called an illiterate prospector and a quick-thinking loudmouth?

Hosea Grosh

Peter O’Riley

Henry Comstock

Patrick McLaughlin

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

True or False: The discovery of silver from the Comstock Lode eventually led to Nevada’s statehood.

True

False

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Most miners did not like the ______ workers since they spoke a different language and had different customs.

Jewish

Chinese

Irish

African-American

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

The Spanish term "bonanza" means ____?

prosperity and a rich vein of ore

snow capped mountain

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