Oil and a New Century

What is one of the new inventions mentioned that helps conserve oil?

• Solar calculators

•  Hybrid cars

• Coal-powered plants

During Hanukkah, celebrants enjoy foods heavy with what common ingredient?

• oil

• sugar

• wheat

• rice

The man who created a huge business empire based on oil.

• "Commodore" Cornelius Vanderbuilt

• Andrew Carnegie

• J.P. Morgan

• John D. Rockefeller

The first major oil strike in Texas was at which well?

• Carnegie # 3

• Little Roundtop

• Spindletop

• Palo Alto

A town that grows rapidly because of the discovery of oil is called a what?

• Busttown

• Boomtown

• Cooltown

• Whatevertown

Oil is a ___ resource.

• renewable

• non renewable

• clean

Which town closest to the major oil strike became a boomtown?

• Beaumont

• Galveston

• New Orleans

• Dallas

The incredibly large corporation which controlled oil in the U.S. in the late 19th / early 20th century.

• BP

• Shell

• Chevron

• Standard Oil

Which Texas city became the hub for refining and shipping oil?

• Galveston

• San Antonio

• Corpus Christi

• Houston

What new form of transportation was introduced with the oil industry expansion in Texas?

• Automobile

• Railroads

• 18 Wheelers

• Horse and Buggy