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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Wynn has claimed that he would give up everything in order to _____________________.
(a) Have a son.
(b) Spend fifteen minutes with his father.
(c) Improve his mother's health.
(d) Become an astronaut.

2. Who was Wynn's hair stylist?
(a) Clarence Abandano.
(b) Carmine Augustino.
(c) Camilo Azzinaro.
(d) Carmelo Abruzzo.

3. What brand of sausage did Wynn demand was used at the Golden Nugget due to Wynn's affiliation with Louis Cappiello?
(a) Jennie-O.
(b) Botto.
(c) Bob Evans.
(d) Jimmie Dean.

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

5. What is La Cosa Nostra?
(a) An Italian tour guidebook.
(b) An Italian restaurant.
(c) A New York prison.
(d) The Mafia.

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

7. With what company was E. Parry Thomas working when he was sent to Las Vegas?
(a) Continental Bank.
(b) Coldwell Banker.
(c) Cardinal Healthcare.
(d) Bank of America.

8. By what year was the Frontier in bankruptcy?
(a) 1989.
(b) 1976.
(c) 1969.
(d) 1957.

9. Who was the thirty-one-year-old divorcee who died at a yachting party?
(a) Nancy Mottola.
(b) Nelle McGuire.
(c) Nicole Middleton.
(d) Nicki Masters.

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

11. The hotel was being destroyed for what reason?
(a) It had too much structural damage and was no longer safe.
(b) It was too outdated to renovate.
(c) To erase the memory of mob-related activities.
(d) The city needed the space for parking.

12. What did Wynn add to the Golden Nugget to update its image?
(a) Golf course.
(b) Restaurant.
(c) Hotel.
(d) Spa.

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

14. Wynn's mother thought that his mood swings worsened after ___________________.
(a) His daughter was kidnapped.
(b) He was diagnosed with an hereditary eye disease.
(c) He got married.
(d) He lost his first million dollars.

15. In what year did Wynn enter the Las Vegas casino market?
(a) 1976.
(b) 1967.
(c) 1955.
(d) 1999.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Frontier Hotel was built _____________ years before Bugsy Siegel's Flamingo Hotel.

2. How many stories were in the destroyed hotel?

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

4. Which securities wizard helped Wynn establish the Golden Nugget in Atlantic City and the Mirage in Las Vegas?

5. How old was Wynn's father when he died?

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