Gold Quiz

1. The Incas referred to gold as the ________
a) honey of the Heaven.  
b) tears of the Sun.
c) blessings of the God.
d) miracles of nature.

2. What was sought by Jason and the Argonauts in 1200 B.C.?
a) Golden Fleece
b) Golden Monkey
c) Golden Sword
d) Golden boot

3. What is the popular name of Gold coins circulated by Indian Nawabs?

a) Mohor
b) Ginni
c) Taka
d) Anna

4. The feverish migration of workers into the area of a dramatic discovery of commercial quantities of gold is called _____
Gold Hush
Gold Rush
Gold Push
Gold Bang

5. The rivers/streams were gold is found are known as _____
sediments.
riverbeds.
placer deposits.
gold mines.

6. Sluicing is done by using -
a juice-box.
a tool-box.
a sluice-box.
a make-up box.

7. Which of the following is not a type of placer mining techniques ?
Panning
Sluicing
Cyanide Processing
Hydraulic Mining

8. Select the wrong statement.
Gold is ductile.
Gold is a good insulator.
Gold is malleable.
Gold conducts electricity.

9. Gold is heavy. Gold is _____ times heavier than water.
9
57
12
19

10. Gold has how many stable isotopes?
1
2
3
4