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Spindletop Quiz
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1. What was discovered at Spindletop in 190l?
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water
gold
oil
2. Where was the first commerical oil well drilled in the United States?
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Texas
Pennsylvania
California
3. The Spindletop gusher was named after which man?
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Patillo Higgins
Anthony Lucas
Curt Hamill
4. What was the main use for oil before the Spindletop boom?
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kerosene for lamps
gasoline for cars
fuel for planes and trains
5. Who was called the "Prophet of Spindletop?
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Curt Hamill
Anthony Lucas
Patillo Higgins
6. How many barrels of oil per day did Spindletop produce?
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50
100,000
1,000
7. What type of drill did the Hamill brothers bring to Spindletop?
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Rotary
Cable
Electric
8. What did the Hamill brothers pump into the hole in place of water?
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sand
air
mud
9. What industry did Spindletop pave the way for?
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computers
automobile
steel
10. Who was the main speaker at the Spindletop Centennial Celebration?
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former President George Bush
Tracy Byrd
Curt Hamill
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