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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue - Pirates in the Desert.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the infomercial which would include footage of the hotel's destruction?
(a) Treasure Island, the Adventure Begins.
(b) Diamonds on Black Velvet, the Las Vegas Story.
(c) Lights Out, Farewell to an Icon.
(d) Steve Wynn, the Brightest Light in Las Vegas.

2. How much did Wynn spend in fireworks to cap off the hotel implosion?
(a) $750,000.
(b) $500,000.
(c) $1 million.
(d) $5 million.

3. What was the cost of the hotel's destruction?
(a) $7.5 million.
(b) $5 million.
(c) $3 million.
(d) $1.5 million.

4. What was Mafia boss Anthony Salerno's nickname?
(a) Fat Tony.
(b) Cry Baby.
(c) Tony Bologna.
(d) Knuckles.

5. The implosion of the hotel was compared to ________________.
(a) A Hollywood movie.
(b) A bad dream.
(c) World War II.
(d) Armageddon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Steve Wynn voted most often by Las Vegas newspaper readers?

2. What kind of business did Wynn's father have set up in seven states?

3. To whom was Wynn once married?

4. Wynn's personality has been described as ________________.

5. Which famous Las Vegas hotel was being destroyed in the Prologue of the book?

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