ExxonMobil History
This compnay, founded by John D. Rockefeller in 1870 is the ancestor to both Exxon and Mobil
Standard Oil
This philanthropic organization was established by John D. Rockefeller in 1913 and became one of the world's largest charitable foundations.
What is the Rockefeller Foundation
While Standard Oil of New Jersey is the predecessor to Exxon, this company is the predecessor of Mobil
What is SOCONY / SOCNOY Vacuum Oil
This was the first commercially available synthetic motor oil
What is Mobil 1
Up until its relocation in 2023, this northern Texas city housed ExxonMobil's corporate headquarters
What is Irving Texas
This mythical creature was the symbol for Mobil Oil in 1931
What is a Pegasus
Employees of ExxonMobil can apply for this scholarship for their children.
What is the Teagle foundation (scholarship)
This act of congress provided the legal framework for breaking up Standard oil
What is the Sherman Anti-Trust act
This power storage device was first discovered in the labs of Exxon
What is the lithium metal battery
Joe and Mike Zamora share this alma mater
What is UF
In this year, Jersey Standard rebranded as Exxon, replacing the Esso name in much of the United States.
What is 1972
John D. Rockefeller helped found this university, which opened in 1892 and became one of America's leading research institutions.
What is the University of Chicago
This is the year Standard of Oil was broken up
What is the year 1911
What town boasts the first commercial oil well
What is Titusville PA
This modest oil company constructed the Baytown refinery before being acquired by an ExxonMobil predecessor
What is Humble Oil
The 1970s was a wild time, this subsidiary of Exxon sought to break out of the oil and gas industry and invested in things such as factory-built housing, artificial foods, and medical products
What is Exxon Enterprises
The Rockerfellers built a set of carriage roads on a national park that is located on this island
What is Mount Desert Island
The homophone for this initialism became the new brand name for Standard Oil of New Jersey after the breakup of Standard Oil
What is ESSO
ZSM is an initialism that stands for this.
What is Zeolite Socony Mobil
This hydroprocessing catalyst was formally named after a popular beer
What is Celestia
This industrialist founded Standard Oil and then went on to develop the east coast of Florida
Who is Henry Flagler
This famous Rockefeller estate in Pocantico Hills, New York, whose name means 'lookout' in Dutch, was built for John D. Rockefeller
What is Kykuit
This president, grandson of the shortest-termed president, signed the Sherman anti-trust act into law
Who is Benjamin Harrison
This ExxonMobil employee was its longest-tenured and first female engineer. Her Alma Matter renamed their Chemical Engineering Department in her honor after a 5 Million dollar gift
Who is Barbara Kerr Beckman
The Seven Sisters was the term for the largest oil companies made from the break-up of standard oil, this name is also used for this night sky feature.
What is the Pleiades