Fact or Cap
FACT OR CAP- The oil industry has stayed stable and constant since its discovery.
CAP- The oil prices have increased around 1,000x since 1901!
Name BOTH men involved in the discovery of oil.
Pattilo Higgins and Anthony Lucas
Name 3 cities where boomtowns were created?
Correct answers: Houston, Corpus Christi, Corsicana, Beaumont, Port Arthur, and Spindletop
Why did Anthony Lucas's first attempt at drilling oil fail? Why did Lucas need financial help after his first drilling attempt failed?
His oil machinery stopped working, so he had to partner with Higgins to help fund the second try.
WHO did Patillo Higgins rent his land to that discovered the first oil spring?
Anthony Lucas
FACT OR CAP- Patillo Higgins believed there was oil under salt domes.
FACT
What was a deadly disease that spread in Boomtowns?
Typhoid Fever and/or Dysentery
Name 3 things that oil powers in our homes.
Correct answers: AC, electricity, stoves
By how much percent have oil prices increased since 1901?
1,000x
WHAT is Spindletop famous for?
The first oil strike in Texas
CAP- Boomtowns were where many Texans gathered to farm oil, often making the cities crowded and unclean.
Which TWO Texas universities got millions in oil money from the Permanent University Fund?
University of Texas (UT) and Texas A&M
Name 3 companies born during the oil boom
Correct answers: Texaco, Gulf, Mobil, Humble Oil/Exxon
How was Anthony Lucas attracted to Spindletop Hill
Through ads Higgins put in the newspaper
WHEN was oil first discovered in Texas?
1901
FACT OR CAP-Oil was discovered in Spindletop for the first time ever in 1901.
CAP- Oil had previously been discovered by Native Americans
What made Spindletop such a great place to drill?
It had salt domes, which made it a great hotspot for oil.
Name 3 things in our school that is created by oil
Correct Answers: Chairs, Markers, AC, etc.
Through what organization does oil trade help colleges in Texas?
Permanent University Fund
WHAT is the name of the crowded, dirty cities near oil refineries?
Boomtowns
FACT OR CAP- Oil was more expensive than clean drinking water during the Boomtown Era
CAP- A barrel of oil was three cents and a cup of water was five!
Was Pattillo Higgins a geologist?
No. He disagreed with geologists and still ended up being right!
Name 3 ways oil helps education today
Correct Answers: Colleges, Museums, School Supplies, Permanent University Fund
What was the farthest Anthony Lucas was able to reach on his first try drilling for oil?
575 ft deep
WHO did Higgins buy Spindletop Hill from?
Glady's City Manufacturing Company