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Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. To a young Steve Wynn, Las Vegas was like _________________.
(a) Outer space.
(b) A pirate story.
(c) Hollywood.
(d) The frontier.
2. On what day did the hotel destruction occur?
(a) April 19, 1981.
(b) September 15, 1999.
(c) October 27, 1993.
(d) June 25, 1987.
3. Who was Wynn's hair stylist?
(a) Carmelo Abruzzo.
(b) Carmine Augustino.
(c) Camilo Azzinaro.
(d) Clarence Abandano.
4. The Frontier Hotel was built _____________ years before Bugsy Siegel's Flamingo Hotel.
(a) Seven.
(b) Two.
(c) Nine.
(d) Four.
5. With what disease was Wynn diagnosed?
(a) Leukemia.
(b) Epilepsy.
(c) Diabetes Mellitus.
(d) Retinitis Pigmentosa.
6. What was the name of the infomercial which would include footage of the hotel's destruction?
(a) Treasure Island, the Adventure Begins.
(b) Steve Wynn, the Brightest Light in Las Vegas.
(c) Lights Out, Farewell to an Icon.
(d) Diamonds on Black Velvet, the Las Vegas Story.
7. Wynn had men in high positions in his organization who had no gaming industry experience and he claimed that they were what?
(a) Bankers.
(b) Public Relations experts.
(c) Bodyguards.
(d) Consultants.
8. In what year did the Teamsters president disappear?
(a) 1992.
(b) 1969.
(c) 1988.
(d) 1975.
9. Which securities wizard helped Wynn establish the Golden Nugget in Atlantic City and the Mirage in Las Vegas?
(a) Bernie Madoff.
(b) Michael Milken.
(c) Ivan Boesky.
(d) Donald Trump.
10. Due to an indictment of an associate, Wynn was unable to buy a piece of real estate before it was sold to famous recluse ____________________.
(a) Frank Sinatra.
(b) Greta Garbo.
(c) Howard Hughes.
(d) Elvis Presley.
11. Wynn wanted to move Las Vegas away from its mob image to a ________________ image.
(a) Family fun.
(b) Celebrity.
(c) Convention.
(d) Banking.
12. In what year did Wynn open the Golden Nugget in Atlantic City?
(a) 2000.
(b) 1975.
(c) 1980.
(d) 1995.
13. Wynn had a never-ending fascination with _____________________.
(a) Tina Turner.
(b) Female blackjack dealers.
(c) Astronomy.
(d) Cadillacs.
14. Who was Wynn's New Jersey nemesis?
(a) Rudy Giuliani.
(b) Mario Cuomo.
(c) Anthony Sartori.
(d) Donald Trump.
15. Wynn's mother thought that his mood swings worsened after ___________________.
(a) He got married.
(b) He was diagnosed with an hereditary eye disease.
(c) He lost his first million dollars.
(d) His daughter was kidnapped.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who was the president of the Teamsters in 1964?
2. What kind of business did Wynn's father have set up in seven states?
3. What did Wynn add to the Golden Nugget to update its image?
4. Wynn has often been linked to which crime family?
5. Which one of Wynn's friends had no gambling industry experience but was given a cushy job in Wynn's company?
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