Week 26 Articles 1-5

Near which city was oil discovered? (Importance of Oil)

• Beaumount

• Corsicana

• Galveston

• Houston

Where did Higgins strike oil in 1901? (Importance of Oil)

• Cochran

• Hockely

• Melrose

• Spindletop

Which Texas city grew to over 40,000 people by 1920? (Importance of Oil)

• Beaumont

• Corsicana

• Galveston

• Houston

When was the first railroad line completed in Texas? (Transportation)

• 1836

• 1853

• 1870

• 1899

How many commercial airports are located in Texas? (Transportation)

• 100

• 230

• 300

• 393

Who invented the telegraph? (Communication)

• Samuel Morse

• Benjamin Foulois

• Katherine Stinson

• Alexander Graham Bell

When did Gail Borden move to Texas?

• 1801

• 1829

• 1835

• 1839

Which of the following was NOT one of Borden's occupations?

• teacher

• inventor

• surveyor

• land agent

Which was Borden's first successful invention?

• bath house

• meat biscuit

• printing press

• condensed milk

Why did Joseph Glidden move to Illinois?

• to study law

• to become a farmer

• to work on inventions

• to start a medical practice