SOSE QuizMaking of a Nation (Quiz 4)

20 questions

a. Copper b. Gold c. Iron d. Zinc

1. What mineral was found in Australia and caused a panic rush?

a. 1788 b. 1938 c. 1901 d. 1851

2. In what year was this mineral discovered?

a. Lewis Pomm b. John Lister c. Edward Hargraves d. Watkin Tench

3. Who discovered this mineral?

a. China b. German c. India d. USA

4. Most of the early mining prospectors came from which country?

a. Bendigo b. Bathurst c. Gold Coast d. Koogarlie

5. Where in Australia was the precious mineral discovered?

a. price of the mineral b. licensing fees c. new arrivals d. lack of the precious mineral

6. What triggered tensions between the government and the miners?

a. 12 000 shillings b. 100 shillings c. 30 shillings d. 80 shillings

7. How much money was charged for the mining explorations?

a. Fredrick Vern b. Edward Hargraves c. John Lister d. Peter Lalor

8. Who led the group of miners to rebel against the government?

a. South Australia b. Western Australia c. Queensland d. New South Wales

9. Which state had very little gold deposits?

a. Christianity b. morality c. cheap labour d. minerals

10. The mass exodus of an Asian group brought in ….

a. 10 b. 200 c. 2300 d. 1000

11. Approximately how many sheep would shearers do in any one given day?

a. driving rights b. dressing rights c. worshipping rights d. voting rights

12. What right does women enjoy today but was denied to them in the 1890s?

a. sexual abuse, prostitution and alcohol abuse

b. morality, Christianity and freedom to mine

c. cheap labour, poor diet and literacy skills d. minerals

13. What did organisations such as the Social Purity Society fought to end?

a. 1901 b. 1720 c. 1894 d. 1810

14. In which year was a ‘women rights’ petition presented to the South Australian Parliament?

a. Northern Territory b. Queensland c. Victoria d. Western Australia

15. In 1899 which state joined South Australia to grant women the right to vote?

a. harsh environment b. dangerous animals c. too many aboriginal d. language issues

16. What main challenges did the miners face in Australia?

a. Gold & Bronze b. Copper & Silver c. Uranium d. Zinc & lead

17. What mineral was discovered in abundance in South Australia?

a. Broken Hill b. Port Pirie c. Adelaide d. Murray Bridge

18. Which city had over 35 000 people and was established for mining?

a. telegraph line b. railway line c. main road d. animal tracks

19. What was used in navigating mining areas by the miners?

a. Salary cuts b. poor hygiene c. Lack of food d. water shortage

20. What prompted strikes in some mining towns?