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Texas
oil tycoon
Glenn McCarthy
gained the
nickname
"King of the
wildcatters
" after striking
oil
thirty-eight times in ten years?
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Question 1
:
[
3
]
He served as chairman of the former
________
and president of the United States Petroleum Association.
Eastern Air Lines
US Airways
Continental Airlines
American Airlines
[report]
Question 2
:
[
5
]
In 1941 McCarthy bought land where the future
________
would be built along with 4,800 acres (19 km
2
) of what is now
Sharpstown
.
Reliant Astrodome
Houston Astros
Continental League
Fox Sports Houston
[report]
Question 3
:
He later attended
Texas A&M
and
________
before dropping out of college and venturing into business.
Tulane University
Duke University
Rice University
Southern Methodist University
[report]
Question 4
:
[
6
]
This raucous event involved dozens of
________
celebrities, many of whom were flown in to
Houston Municipal Airport
on a
Boeing 307
Stratoliner airplane which he had recently acquired from
Howard Hughes
.
Western United States
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California
New England
United States
[report]
Question 5
:
He later launched a brand of
________
called Wildcatter.
Bourbon whiskey
Whisky
Alcoholic beverage
Rum
[report]
Question 6
:
McCarthy was born in
________
almost seven years after the discovery of oil at
Spindletop
.
Beaumont, Texas
Amarillo, Texas
Brownsville, Texas
Fort Worth, Texas
[report]
Question 7
:
[
2
]
[
4
]
He attended
________
on a football scholarship but injured his leg.
Southern Methodist University
Rutgers University
Rice University
Tulane University
[report]
Question 8
:
[
8
]
[
3
]
In 1952 a life insurance company acquired title to the Shamrock Hotel, which was then sold to the
________
.
Blackstone Group
SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment
Hilton Worldwide
WHM, LLC
[report]
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