Gold Do you know all there is to know about gold. Put your knowledge to the test and see how much you really know. A.Vanzo published on August 17, 2012 Stacked 1/9 Gold is... fabric plastic A metal 2/9 Who/ what in general benefits from a gold rush??? Hint: 3 choices The Town Bob The Government The miners Other David Jones 3/9 Where was the 1st gold rush??? Hint: 1 choice Australia, Ballarat America, California France, Paris Italy, Siracusa England, London 4/9 What is a gold rush??? A gold rush is a store that sells lots of gold that they find in a gold mine. A goldrush is when a goldfield with a lot of gold is found and people come from all over the world to find gold. A gold rush is when it is raining gold. A gold rush is when there is a gold piece of paper. A gold rush is a gold nugget. 5/9 Who was famous for finding the Ophir Goldfield??? Bill Gates David Jones Edward Hargraves Steve Johnson John Smith 6/9 What were some bad things about a gold rush in the 1800's??? Hint: 3 choices people die you can't go to the gold rush fights family's get sepperated You live in a tent 7/9 Why did Edward Hargraves want to start a gold rush??? Because he wanted to become famous So he could take all the gold in the goldfield So he could get the reward money Because he wanted to look at all of the gold 8/9 Why was the government offering reward money to whoever found a goldfield in the 1800's - 1850's Hint: 3 choices Because a goldfield would attract tourists So Australia would be awesome So the government would get the money to develop small towns Because the government wanted gold miners to move to Australia So Australia would become a richer country 9/9 Why did the government want to keep the discovery of gold by Edward Hargraves a secret??? Type answer. Hint: 28 characters
