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These quizzes were written for Week 5 of History Month 2017.

List created by player ponycargirl.

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1.
  Tales of Gold 1   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
From 1896-99 approximately 100,000 people left for northwestern Canada to find their fortune in the gold rush, although it is estimated that only 30,000-40,000 actually made it to the gold fields! Did people find wealth? Or ruin?
Average, 10 Qns, ponycargirl, Aug 29 17
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ponycargirl
Aug 29 17
473 plays
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  Tales of Gold 2   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
As it turned out, the same year that the gold rush was over in northwestern Canada, word was out that there was another opportunity for miners in Alaska. Come along for the adventure!
Average, 10 Qns, ponycargirl, Aug 29 17
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ponycargirl
Aug 29 17
467 plays
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  Tales of Gold 3   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
"A mine is a hole in the ground, owned by a liar"--Mark Twain--It seems like the possibilities for gold mining were endless in the North American of the 1800s. What do you know about the gold rush of 1874?
Average, 10 Qns, ponycargirl, Oct 14 19
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Oct 14 19
486 plays
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  Tales of Gold 4   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
"Gold! Gold! Gold! Gold! Bright and yellow, Hard and cold..."--Thomas Hood--It seemed like the potential for gold mining was endless in 1800s North America. See if you can give the modern name for the location of the mine by following the clues given.
Easier, 10 Qns, ponycargirl, Sep 19 17
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ponycargirl
Sep 19 17
639 plays
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  Tales of the Lode   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Comstock Lode has always been known as the site of an important silver ore discovery. It must be remembered, however, that while 57% of the wealth taken from the Comstock Lode was silver, 42% of the wealth was gold!
Average, 10 Qns, ponycargirl, Sep 15 17
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ponycargirl
Sep 15 17
427 plays

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