Mother Lode Master
Test Your Knowledge of Tuolumne County
Remember in school when you'd show up in a class and the teacher would say, "Put your books away and take your pencils out. It's a surprise quiz"? You loved those days, right? Well just to reminisce, I'm giving you a quiz today. This one's to test your knowledge of Tuolumne County. So here goes:
1. As a county in the Mother Lode, Tuolumne County is: (a) the second largest; (b) the third largest; (c) the largest; (d) tied for the largest.
2. When and where was gold first discovered in Tuolumne County? (a) in Sonora in 1850; (b) in Chinese Camp in 1849; (c) in Soulsbyville in 1852; (d) in Jamestown in 1848.
3. How much gold was yielded in dollars in Tuolumne County? (a) 600 million; (b) 1 billion; (c) 1.1 billion; (d) 100 million.
4. A "war" once broke out on a mountain near which Tuolumne County town? (a) Twain Harte; (b) Mi Wuk; (c) Sonora; (d) Chinese Camp.
5. The Tuolumne County town of Jamestown was founded by whom? (a) James in the Bible, a follower of Jesus; (b) the outlaw, Jesse James; (c) James Earl Jones; (d) Colonel George James, a San Francisco lawyer.
6. A gold mine runs directly below which Tuolumne County property? (a) Sugar Pine Realty in Jamestown; (b) the Willow Hotel in Jamestown; (c) the Mother Lode Fairgrounds in Sonora; (d) the Westside property in Tuolumne City.
7. Stealing a horse in the Tuolumne County city of Sonora in the middle 1800s could get a person what type of punishment? (a) a timeout; (b) no TV; (c) lashes and branding on the cheek; (d) go straight to bed after supper.
Answers: 1. (c) 2. (d) 3. (a) 4. (d) 5. (d) 6. (b) 7. (c)
(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 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.)
Labels: angels camp, arnold, calaveras county, gold, gold mine, lake tulloch real estate, mother lode, murphys, quiz, real estate lake tulloch, test
Remember in school when you'd show up in a class and the teacher would say, "Put your books away and take your pencils out. It's a surprise quiz"? You loved those days, right? Well just to reminisce, I'm giving you a quiz today. This one's to test your knowledge of Tuolumne County. So here goes:
Another quiz coming your way. This time, how much do you know about Calaveras County? Take the following quiz to find out...
