Howard Hughes - Quiz
Howard Hughes
  • 1. Who persuaded Hughes to finance the short film Swell Hogan?
A) Floyd Odlum
B) Noah Dietrich
C) Ralph Graves
D) James Nasser
  • 2. What did Hughes do after screening the film Swell Hogan?
A) He submitted it for an Academy Award
B) He released it to theaters
C) He ordered it to be destroyed
D) He sold it to a competitor
  • 3. Which film won the first Academy Award for Best Director of a comedy picture?
A) The Racket
B) The Front Page
C) Two Arabian Knights
D) Everybody's Acting
  • 4. How much did Hughes spend to make the flying film Hell's Angels?
A) $8.8 million
B) $3.5 million
C) $24 million
D) $6.5 million
  • 5. Which film was delayed by censors due to concerns over its violence?
A) The Outlaw
B) Jet Pilot
C) Scarface
D) Hell's Angels
  • 6. Why did The Outlaw receive attention from industry censors?
A) The film's political themes
B) Jane Russell's revealing costumes
C) Excessive violence
D) Copyright infringement
  • 7. From whom did Hughes acquire 929,000 shares of RKO?
A) Floyd Odlum
B) David O. Selznick
C) The General Tire and Rubber Company
D) James Nasser
  • 8. How many employees did Hughes dismiss within weeks of acquiring RKO?
A) 500
B) 700
C) 929
D) 30
  • 9. Which company eventually bought RKO from Hughes?
A) Universal Pictures
B) General Tire and Rubber Company
C) Atlas Corporation
D) United Artists
  • 10. What was the main reason for the delay in releasing the film Jet Pilot?
A) Censorship regarding violence
B) Political investigations of the cast
C) Extra aerial footage and editing
D) A lawsuit from David O. Selznick
  • 11. How much personal profit did Hughes reportedly make from his time at RKO?
A) $25 million
B) $6.5 million
C) $24 million
D) $10 million
  • 12. What film genre was RKO known for during Hughes's tenure due to limited budgets?
A) Musical
B) Film noir
C) Romantic comedy
D) Silent film
  • 13. What was the result of the United States v. Paramount Pictures antitrust case for Hughes?
A) He sold RKO to Universal
B) He became involved in a high-profile lawsuit
C) He was forced to retire
D) He gained control of the RKO Radio Network
  • 14. Who claimed Hughes made a $10-million profit from the sale of the theaters?
A) Floyd Odlum
B) James Nasser
C) Noah Dietrich
D) Ralph Graves
  • 15. What contract did Hughes retain after selling RKO?
A) The RKO Radio Network
B) Jane Russell's contract
C) The General Tire and Rubber Company distribution contract
D) The distribution rights for The Front Page
  • 16. What was the cause of Howard Hughes's death in 1976?
A) Pneumonia
B) Kidney failure
C) Heart attack
D) Plane crash complications
  • 17. Which film studio did Howard Hughes acquire in 1948?
A) Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
B) RKO Pictures
C) Universal Studios
D) Paramount Pictures
  • 18. What was the H-4 Hercules aircraft commonly known as?
A) Flying Whale
B) Spruce Goose
C) Silver Bullet
D) Desert Eagle
  • 19. What specific health condition contributed to Hughes's eccentric and reclusive lifestyle?
A) Obsessive–compulsive disorder
B) Chronic anxiety
C) Schizophrenia
D) Bipolar disorder
  • 20. What invention did Howard Hughes Sr. patent in 1909?
A) Aviation propeller
B) Steam engine valve
C) Radio transmitter
D) Two-cone roller bit
  • 21. Which university did Howard Hughes briefly attend for math and aeronautical engineering?
A) Harvard University
B) Caltech
C) Rice University
D) MIT
  • 22. What was the name of the minister Howard Hughes was descended from?
A) John Gano
B) Orville Wright
C) William Marsh Rice
D) Richard Montgomery
  • 23. At what age did Howard Hughes build his first wireless radio transmitter?
A) 19
B) 14
C) 12
D) 11
  • 24. Which city is Howard Hughes credited with transforming into a refined cosmopolitan city?
A) Las Vegas
B) Houston
C) Chicago
D) Los Angeles
  • 25. What was the title of Hughes's first motion picture?
A) The Racket
B) Swell Hogan
C) Scarface
D) Hell's Angels
  • 26. How old was Hughes when he was declared an emancipated minor?
A) 19
B) 16
C) 18
D) 21
  • 27. Who was Hughes's uncle, a famed novelist and filmmaker?
A) George Von Elm
B) Rupert Hughes
C) William Marsh Rice
D) Howard R. Hughes Sr.
  • 28. What was Hughes's ham-radio callsign in Houston?
A) HUGHES1
B) W5CY
C) 5TX
D) W5HUGHES
  • 29. In what year did the RKO Pictures film studio cease operations under Hughes's control?
A) 1976
B) 1957
C) 1960
D) 1948
  • 30. Which trophy did Hughes win in both 1936 and 1938?
A) Harmon Trophy
B) Aviation Excellence Award
C) Congressional Gold Medal
D) Collier Trophy
  • 31. What was the name of Hughes's first wife?
A) Allene Stone Gano
B) Annette Gano Lummis
C) Ella Botts Rice
D) Martha Lawson Botts
  • 32. Which aircraft model was built by Hughes in 1935?
A) H-4 Hercules
B) Waco biplane
C) XF-11
D) Hughes H-1 Racer
  • 33. Where is the Hughes House located today?
A) Lakeside Golf Club
B) Caltech campus
C) Rice University
D) University of St. Thomas
  • 34. What was the cause of death for Howard Hughes's mother, Allene?
A) Heart attack
B) Kidney failure
C) Plane crash
D) Ectopic pregnancy
  • 35. What aviation record did the H-4 Hercules hold until 2019?
A) Longest flight duration
B) Highest altitude
C) Fastest airspeed
D) Longest wingspan
  • 36. How many acres did Hughes acquire in Culver City for Hughes Aircraft?
A) 4480
B) 25000
C) 5000
D) 1200
  • 37. Where did Hughes purchase 7 sections of land for a missile plant?
A) Culver City
B) Tucson
C) Las Vegas
D) Los Angeles
  • 38. What was the original name of the corporation that became the Howard Hughes Corporation?
A) Summa Corporation
B) Hughes Tool Company
C) Desert Inn Holdings
D) HRH Properties
  • 39. What does the Latin word 'Summa' mean?
A) Wealthiest
B) Greatest
C) Highest
D) Powerful
  • 40. What name did Howard Hughes prefer for his business instead of Summa?
A) Hughes Enterprises
B) Desert Land Holdings
C) Culver Aviation
D) HRH Properties
  • 41. After whom was the master-planned community of Summerlin named?
A) Moye Stephens
B) Jean Amelia Summerlin
C) J.B. Alexander
D) Howard Hughes Sr.
  • 42. Which hotel did Hughes decide to buy after refusing to vacate his room?
A) Frontier
B) Desert Inn
C) Sands
D) Castaways
  • 43. Which of these hotels was NOT owned by Hughes?
A) Silver Slipper
B) Landmark
C) Castaways
D) Caesars Palace
  • 44. During his time in Las Vegas, what was Hughes's status as an employer in Nevada?
A) Minor employer
B) Only employer in the gambling industry
C) Largest employer
D) Second largest employer
  • 45. How many airplane accidents did Hughes survive?
A) Two
B) Four
C) Three
D) Six
  • 46. In what year did Hughes set the landplane airspeed record of 352 mph?
A) 1937
B) 1946
C) 1935
D) 1943
  • 47. What was the average ground-speed of Hughes's 1937 transcontinental flight?
A) 352 mph
B) 362 mph
C) 407.5 mph
D) 322 mph
  • 48. Where was the Hughes Aircraft airport located?
A) Newark, NJ
B) Tucson, AZ
C) Culver City, CA
D) Glendale, CA
  • 49. In what year was the H-1 Racer donated to the Smithsonian?
A) 1988
B) 1975
C) 1935
D) 1937
  • 50. What type of aircraft was Hughes flying while filming Hell's Angels?
A) Hughes H-1 Racer
B) Hughes XF-11
C) Boeing Monomail
D) Thomas-Morse Scout
  • 51. In what year did Howard Hughes found the Hughes Aircraft Company?
A) 1932
B) 1947
C) 1985
D) 1953
  • 52. Which company sold their helicopter design to Hughes in 1947?
A) Boeing
B) Raytheon
C) Kellett
D) Lockheed
  • 53. Which invention was developed by Hughes Aircraft as the first of its kind?
A) The first working laser
B) The first stealth bomber
C) The first commercial airplane
D) The first jet engine
  • 54. When was the Hughes Aerospace Group created?
A) 1932
B) 1953
C) 1961
D) 1948
  • 55. In what year did the Howard Hughes Medical Institute sell Hughes Aircraft to General Motors?
A) 2000
B) 1997
C) 1985
D) 1961
  • 56. Who bought Hughes Aircraft from General Motors in 1997?
A) Lockheed
B) Kellett
C) Boeing
D) Raytheon
  • 57. Who acquired Hughes Space & Communications in 2000?
A) Lockheed
B) General Motors
C) Raytheon
D) Boeing
  • 58. The Hughes Research Laboratories focused on advanced developments in which field?
A) Food production
B) Textile manufacturing
C) Microelectronics
D) Automotive assembly
  • 59. Which propulsion technology did Hughes Aircraft manufacture for space travel?
A) Nuclear reactors
B) Solid-fuel boosters
C) Ion-propulsion engines
D) Steam engines
  • 60. On what date did Howard Hughes complete his round-the-world flight?
A) July 14, 1939
B) July 14, 1936
C) July 14, 1940
D) July 14, 1938
  • 61. How long did Howard Hughes's round-the-world flight take?
A) 91 hours
B) 186 hours
C) 85 hours
D) 95 hours
  • 62. Whose previous record did Howard Hughes beat in 1938?
A) Harry Connor
B) Wiley Post
C) Charles Lindbergh
D) Amelia Earhart
  • 63. What type of aircraft did Howard Hughes fly during his 1938 world flight?
A) Lockheed L-049 Constellation
B) Boeing 307 Stratoliner
C) Lockheed Vega
D) Lockheed 14 Super Electra
  • 64. Who served as the flight operations manager for the 1938 flight?
A) Albert Lodwick
B) Richard Stoddart
C) Thomas Thurlow
D) Harry Connor
  • 65. Which city hosted a ticker-tape parade for Hughes after his record-breaking flight?
A) Paris
B) Houston
C) New York City
D) Washington D.C.
  • 66. Which airport was briefly renamed after Howard Hughes in 1938?
A) New York LaGuardia
B) Chicago Midway
C) Fairbanks International
D) Houston Municipal Airport
  • 67. In what year did Hughes receive the Octave Chanute Award?
A) 1936
B) 1939
C) 1940
D) 1938
  • 68. Who awarded the Congressional Gold Medal to Hughes?
A) Herbert Hoover
B) Dwight D. Eisenhower
C) Harry S. Truman
D) Franklin D. Roosevelt
  • 69. Who was the engineer on the 1938 round-the-world flight?
A) Thomas Thurlow
B) Richard Stoddart
C) Harry Connor
D) Ed Lund
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