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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year did Howard Hughes purchase the Frontier Hotel?
(a) 1945.
(b) 1971.
(c) 1999.
(d) 1967.

2. Who was Wynn's mother?
(a) Mildred.
(b) Wanda.
(c) Zelma.
(d) Doris.

3. Wynn has been called the Great Casino Salesman, the Vegas King and ________________.
(a) Mr. Lucky.
(b) Mr. Las Vegas.
(c) Casino Joe.
(d) The Vegas Don.

4. Jerome Zarowitz was a member of which organized crime family?
(a) Genovese.
(b) Lucchese.
(c) Bonnano.
(d) Gambino.

5. Why did Wynn's father not end up opening a bingo parlor in Las Vegas?
(a) He got ill.
(b) He couldn't get a license.
(c) He was murdered.
(d) He didn't have the money.

6. To whom was Wynn once married?
(a) Elaine.
(b) Justine.
(c) Andrea.
(d) Macy.

7. Which of the following did Wynn's parents NOT want him to be?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Fighter pilot.
(d) Teacher.

8. Who was Wynn's New Jersey nemesis?
(a) Anthony Sartori.
(b) Donald Trump.
(c) Rudy Giuliani.
(d) Mario Cuomo.

9. Wynn became known as a man with _________________.
(a) The Midas touch.
(b) Nine lives.
(c) A heart of gold.
(d) A violent temper.

10. Into which East coast city did Wynn make his casino entrance?
(a) Atlantic City.
(b) Boston.
(c) Danbury.
(d) New York.

11. Wynn was in the company of _____________ mobsters when he entered the Las Vegas casino market at the Frontier in 1967.
(a) New York.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Miami.
(d) Detroit.

12. With what disease was Wynn diagnosed?
(a) Leukemia.
(b) Retinitis Pigmentosa.
(c) Epilepsy.
(d) Diabetes Mellitus.

13. Allegations of drug abuse and ______________ plagued Wynn throughout his career.
(a) Fraud.
(b) Pornography.
(c) Cocaine trafficking.
(d) Theft.

14. In what year did Wynn move his family to Las Vegas?
(a) 1976.
(b) 1982.
(c) 1998.
(d) 1967

15. Wynn had a never-ending fascination with _____________________.
(a) Tina Turner.
(b) Astronomy.
(c) Female blackjack dealers.
(d) Cadillacs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Capiello was not convicted in the murder of whom?

2. How much debt had Wynn's father amassed by the time of his death?

3. Wynn has dominated the Las Vegas casino and _____________ scene.

4. Wynn had men in high positions in his organization who had no gaming industry experience and he claimed that they were what?

5. Wynn was sometimes compared to Las Vegas legends Bugsy Siegel and _________________.

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