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A quiz about the events leading up the Eureka Stockade, and other gold related things!
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1
Why did Hotham order licence hunts to take place weekly?
He didn't like miners
Victoria was in financial trouble
Miners wanted more inspections
2
Which one of these would NOT be found on the gold fields in the 1850s?
shack
caravan
mud hut
tent
3
What cry was uttered when someone found gold?
Woohoo!
Awesome!
Yipee!
Eureka!
4
In what year did the events of the Eureka Stockade take place?
1854
1855
1850
1845
5
Where was Victoria's biggest gold rush?
Horsham
Ballarat
Melbourne
Bathurst
6
Which of the following is NOT a tool used to find gold?
pick
hope
pan
shovel
7
What is a bushranger?
A thief or bandit
A wildlife expert
A hunter
Someone disguised as a shrub
8
Approximately how many men were present at the Catholic meeting on October 22, 1854?
1000 - 1500
100 - 150
10 - 15
10,000 - 15,000
9
Everyone who came to the goldfields found gold.
True
False
10
Women were treated equally and fairly during the time of the gold rush.
False
True
11
What was 'Cobb and Co'?
A gold company
A bread company
A transport company
A cobbler
12
13 diggers were sent for trial in Melbourne for December 8th in 1854 - for what crime?
murder
stealing
high treason
kidnapping
13
Who was murdered after an argument with hotelier James Bentley?
James Bentley
James Go
James Scobie
James Stop
14
In 1854 three men were convicted of burning down which hotel?
Ballarat Hotel
Miner's Hotel
Gold Hotel
Eureka Hotel
15
What is the chemical symbol for GOLD?
AA
AI
AO
AU
16
What is a 'trooper'?
Someone who has a go at everything
A piece of gold
A soldier
A miner
17
In Australia, gold has a current value of about...
$3.80 per gram
38c per gram
$380 per gram
$38 per gram
18
Who replaced Governor La Trobe?
Governor Replace
Governor Hotham
Governor Ballarat
Governor Australia
19
How many diggers were killed in the Eureka Stockade attack?
27
22
7
77
20
Is gold still found in Australia?
No
Yes
Where's Australia?
Not sure
