Here are the answers to the Oil Quiz. Check to see which ones you got wrong!
1. ANSWER - The oil museum is located in Oil Springs, Ontario, Canada. The site of the first successful oil well dug by James Miller Williams in 1858!
2. ANSWER - The first successful oil well was in 1858, as mentioned in the previous answer.
3. ANSWER - The father of the oil industry is James Miller Williams. He dug the first successful oil well in 1858. He was also the first man ever to refine the oil for other uses. James won medals for his refined oils.
4. ANSWER - The first oil gusher was Hugh Nixon Shaw's doing. After nearly going bankrupt, and about to quit, he finally struck oil!
5. ANSWER - The jerker line system, a method for extracting oil, was created by John Henry Fairbank. It was a terribly inexpensive and efficient method. His great-grandson Charles is still implementing this method today.
6. ANSWER - The title "Petroleum King of Austria" was given to William McGarvey. He was an oil pioneer who brought oil drilling techniques overseas.
7. ANSWER - The method NOT used for oil drilling is the fork and knife method. All of the others were actually used.
8. ANSWER - The towns which are part of the oil heritage district are Wyoming, Petrolia, Oil City, and Oil Springs. They are all located in Ontario, Canada.
9. ANSWER - All of the products are made with oil, except for cat food.
10. ANSWER - After his wife's death, Englehart turned his mansion into a hospital, which is still being run today without any cost to the tax payers. It is funded by the monetary and stock donations of Jacob Englehart.
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