Quiz on the Comstock Lode

A lode is a ____?

• Vein of metal ore in the earth

• Mining tool made from silver

The Comstock Lode was unearthed in ____?

• California

• Texas

• Oklahoma

• Nevada

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

• Virginia City

• Denver

• Sacramento

• San Francisco

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

• Hosea Grosh

• Peter O’Riley

• Henry Comstock

• Patrick McLaughlin

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

• True

• False

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

• Jewish

• Chinese

• Irish

• African-American

The Spanish term "bonanza" means ____?

• prosperity and a rich vein of ore

• snow capped mountain

The Sutro Tunnel was completed after 9 years and $2 million dollars. It helped ____?

• increase the drainage of excess water found in the mines

• to bring electricity to the mine

• crush rock quicker

Most boom towns were constructed of lumber since wood was cheaper. What year was the great fire?

• 1859

• 1862

• 1863

• 1875

The brilliant concept of square-set timbering was invented by ____?

• Henry Comstock

• Hosea Grosh

• Peter O’Riley

• Philipp Deidesheimer