Unit 12 Contemporary Texas Quiz

Who was the Houston Space Center named after ?

• John F. Kennedy

• Lyndon B. Johnson

• Dwight Eisenhower

• James L. Farmer Jr

Who created the rotary drill bit?

• Barbara Jordan

• Michael Debakey

• Howard Hughes Sr.

• Michael Dell

Who was the first female pediatric doctor in Texas?

• Michael Dell

• Benjy Brooks

• Lulu Belle Madison White

• Barbara Jordan

Advancements in this ________________ industry caused Texas to be a center for technology.

• Medical

• Energy

• Aerospeace

• Computer

What does globalization mean?

• people who study the statistics about the world

• the process of increasing the world's connectivity

• a new idea

• to make a educated guess

Why was the invention of the rotary drill bit important?

• Houston became one of the most important medical locations in the world

• all of the above

• Texas to be a center for technology and has brought many jobs to Texas and around the world.

• revolutionized the oil industry

Why was NASA's location in Houston important?

• it brought jobs

• There were aliens already there

• it was the technology center

• it made Houston a medical center

Who was Michael Dell?

• CEO of Apple Computers

• CEO of Target

• first heart surgeon in Texas

• CEO of Dell Computers

Why was Denton Cooley important?

• first to perform human heart transplant

• first to perform a kidney transplant

• first female pediatrician

• none of the above

What vocabulary term means "the use of knowledge to create devices?"

• innovation

• prediction

• technology

• globalization