Texas Football
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100

What year was Texas's most recent national championship?

2005

100

What year was the crude oil export ban lifted

2015

100

Near what city was Spindletop located?

Beaumont, TX

100

This 2x NBA champion attended UT and currently plays for the Brooklyn Nets

Kevin Durant

100
Despite having the world's largest oil reserves, this country currently has zero rigs running

Venezuela

200

The new name of the field the horns play on within DKR

Campbell-Williams Field

200
Translating to "Dead Cow", this Argentinian shale formation is estimated to be one of the largest shale plays in the world

Vaca Muerta

200

This country provided 6 billion of the 7 billion barrels of oil consumed by the allies in World War II

The United States

200

The new Gary L. Thomas Energy Engineering building is located on the north side of what street?

24th street

200

Russia's state owned oil company

Rosneft

300

Who coached the Texas Longhorn's football team before Mack Brown?

John Mackovic

300

Mitchell Energy pioneered the shale gas extraction in this formation

The Barnett

300

The first offshore well was drilled in what US state in 1897?

California

300

This alum and native of Uvalde, TX recently published his memoir "Greenlights"

Matthew McConaughey

300

This largest producer of crude in Africa requires $115+ oil in order to balance it's budget

Nigeria

400
Earl Campbell won Texas's first heisman trophy in this year

1977

400

The Dakota Access Pipeline runs from North Dakota to what midwestern state?

Illinois

400

Unocal is to Chevron as Amoco is to ...

BP

400

Recognized as top college hand signal by Sports Illustrated, the hook'em was introduced in this year

1955

400

This gulf state lays claim to the world's largest conventional gas field

Qatar

500

Final score to this years 2020 UT vs. Texas Tech game

63-56

500

Chesapeake Energy's headquarter's were inspired by the college campus of CEO Aubrey McClendon's alma mater. What school is this?

Duke University

500

In what year was standard oil broken up?

1911

500

This oil well blew in on May 28th, 1923 near Big Lake, TX. It's walking beam and other surface equipment are permanently on display at the corner of Trinity and MLK

Santa Rita No. 1

500

15 MMBOPD is moved through these straits every day, nearly as much as the straits of hormuz

Straits of Malacca