Test Your Knowledge of Calaveras County Another quiz coming your way. This time, how much do you know about Calaveras County? Take the following quiz to find out...

1. Calaveras County, as a county in the Mother Lode, is thusly named due to what item that was discovered in abundance in the river:

(a) gold; (b) frankincense; (c) myrrh; (d) skulls.

2. The second biggest gold nugget in the world was discovered in Calaveras County. It weighed 160 lbs. and was found at:

(a) Angels Camp in 1848;
(b) San Andreas in 1848
(c) Carson Hill in 1854;
(d) Murphys in 1853.

3. Which authors made Calaveras County famous with their stories: "Jumping Frog of Calaveras" and "Outcasts of Poker Flat":

(a) Dr. Suess and Charles Schultz;
(b) C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkein;
(c) John Grisham and Michael Crichton;
(d) Mark Twain and Bret Harte.

4. Which hotel in Calaveras County has bullet holes in the doorway due to a past gun battle and it's known for guests like Mark Twain, Ulysses S. Grant and Black Bart?

(a) Avery Hotel;
(b) Murphys Hotel;
(c) Dorrington Hotel;
(d) Victoria Inn.

5. In one 17-week period in the Gold Rush era there was an average of one murder per week in which Calaveras County town?

(a) Mokelumne Hill;
(b) Jackson;
(c) Arnold;
(d) Angels Camp.

6. Hangings took place on this tree in front of the courthouse located in the following Calaveras County town:

(a) San Andreas;
(b) Arnold;
(c) Murphys;
(d) Mokelumne Hill.

7. This famous rich man's father owned the Sheep Ranch Mine in San Andreas. This mine also contributed to his family's fortune:

(a) Bill Gates;
(b) William Randolph Hearst;
(c) Donald Trump
(d) King Solomon.

Answers: 1. (d) 2. (d) 3. (d) 4. (b) 5. (a) 6. (a) 7. (b)

(This test was developed and based on the Gold Rush Chronicles website.)

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  Test Your Knowledge of Calaveras County Another quiz coming your way. This time, how much do you know about Calaveras County? Take the following quiz to find out...

1. Calaveras County, as a county in the Mother Lode, is thusly named due to what item that was discovered in abundance in the river: (a) gold; (b) frankincense; (c) myrrh; (d) skulls.

2. The second biggest gold nugget in the world was discovered in Calaveras County. It weighed 160 lbs. and was found at: (a) Angels Camp in 1848; (b) San Andreas in 1848 (c) Carson Hill in 1854; (d) Murphys in 1853.

3. Which authors made Calaveras County famous with their stories: "Jumping Frog of Calaveras" and "Outcasts of Poker Flat": (a) Dr. Suess and Charles Schultz; (b) C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkein; (c) John Grisham and Michael Crichton; (d) Mark Twain and Bret Harte.

4. Which hotel in Calaveras County has bullet holes in the doorway due to a past gun battle and it's known for guests like Mark Twain, Ulysses S. Grant and Black Bart? (a) Avery Hotel; (b) Murphys Hotel; (c) Dorrington Hotel; (d) Victoria Inn.

5. In one 17-week period in the Gold Rush era there was an average of one murder per week in which Calaveras County town? (a) Mokelumne Hill; (b) Jackson; (c) Arnold; (d) Angels Camp.

6. Hangings took place on this tree in front of the courthouse located in the following Calaveras County town: (a) San Andreas; (b) Arnold; (c) Murphys; (d) Mokelumne Hill.

7. This famous rich man's father owned the Sheep Ranch Mine in San Andreas. This mine also contributed to his family's fortune: (a) Bill Gates; (b) William Randolph Hearst; (c) Donald Trump (d) King Solomon.

Answers: 1. (d) 2. (d) 3. (d) 4. (b) 5. (a) 6. (a) 7. (b)

(This test was developed and based on the Gold Rush Chronicles website.)

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  Test Your Knowledge of Murphys Coming at you again with another quiz. Of course, Sugar Pine Realty has an office to serve it's customers in Murphys in Calaveras County. But how much do you know of the history of that Mother Lode town? It's a "rich" history (no pun intended) just like for every town in the Mother Lode. (Actually, much gold was discovered in Murphys, too!) Find out how much you know about Murphys by trying to answer the following questions:

1. The town of Murphys was founded by and named after the following brothers (pick two): (a) John Murphy; (b) Eddie Murphy; (c) Daniel Murphy; (d) Audie Murphy.

2. How much gold was mined in Murphys and the surrounding area in the middle 1800s? (a) $20,000; (b) $200,000; (c) $2,000,000; (d) $20,000,000.

3. The town of Murphys was destroyed by this type of disaster three times in its early history (1859, 1874 and 1893): (a) mosquitoes; (b) indians; (c) fire; (d) earthquakes.

4. One of the oldest continually operating hotels in the state of California is the Murphys Hotel. Some of the folks who have stayed there include: (a) John F. and Jacqueline Kennedy; (b) Ulysses S. Grant and Mark Twain; (c) Bret Harte and John Muir; (d) Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford.

5. Among the many who were attracted to Murphys during the Gold Rush were the following (famous/infamous?) outlaws: (a) Frank and Jesse James; (b) Joaquin Murietta and Black Bart; (c) "Wild Bill" Hickok and Billy the Kid (d) Pretty Boy Floyd and the Dalton Gang.

6. The 2000 census had the town of Murphys at roughly 2000 in population. At the height of the Gold Rush era, the population of the town was approximately: (a) 3000; (b) 750; (c) 1500; (d) 1000.

7. A great celebration of heritage takes place each year in the town of Murphys. What heritage is highlighted? (a) Italian; (b) French; (c) Russian; (d) Irish.

Answers: 1. (a) & (c) 2. (d) 3. (c) 4. (b) 5. (b) 6. (a) 7. (d)

(This test was developed and based on information from the following websites: Wikipedia entry for Murphys and History of Murphys.)

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