Pop Culture
This singer is known as the "King of Pop."
Michael Jackson
"We were on a break!"
Friends
You get this feeling when someone you're dating does something you don't like.
Ick
This type of cuisine in Houston in especially famous for blending Texas and Mexican flavors.
Tex-Mex
"Just a small town girl, livin' in a lonely world"
"...she took the midnight train goin' anywhere"
This 1997 move feature a doomed ship and famous love story between Jack and Rose.
Titanic
"Life is like a box of chocolates."
Forrest Gump
The slang phrase "rizz" comes from this word.
Charisma
This grocery store chain is headquartered in Texas and has a cult-like local following.
H-E-B
"Never gonna give you up..."
"... never gonna let you down"
Who holds the title of the most subscribers on their Youtube channel?
Mr. Beast
"Winter is coming."
Game of Thrones
This phrase is used when someone is doing something questionable, but you want to see how it plays out. They might be onto something...
"Let them cook"
This major university is local in central Houston and has a cougar mascot.
University of Houston
"If you wanna be my lover, you gotta get with my friends..."
"Make it last forever, friendship never ends"
What does "FYP" stand for on TikTok?
For You Page
"Just keep swimming."
Finding Nemo
Name 3 items someone might eat in a "Girl Dinner", a commonly used term on tik-tok and social media.
Cheese, crackers, fruit, salad, French fries, frosted sugar cookies, a tub of ice cream, pasta etc.
This Houston highway requires emotional strength, patience, and possibly prayer.
I-10, 610, I-45, any Houston highway
"There's a fire starting in my heart..."
What is the best selling videogame of all time?
Minecraft
"Bears. Beets. Battlestar Galactica."
The Office
The singer of "It's Everyday Bro".
This suburb is known for trees, golf carts, and people saying "we don't go into Houston."
The Woodlands
"Tell me why, ain't nothing..."
"but a heartache"
This 2020 documentary had us all watching the bizarre world of big cat breeding and especially an eccentric zoo operator.
Tiger King
"Stop trying to make fetch happen!"
Mean Girls
Often used as online slang for someone who is a bot, this term originally refers to controlled characters in video games.
NPC
This gas station is treated like a tourist destination in Texas.
Buc-ee's
"Dancing queen, feel the beat..."
"from the tambourine"
This was the first social network to reach a global audience and started in 2003.
MySpace
The Hunger Games
The TikTok influencer broke who records by reaching 100 million followers first.
Charli D'Amelio
This area is where people say they live in Houston but it's actually 40 minutes west. They love 99.
Katy
"Cause we are living in a material world..."
"and I am a material girl"
Kelly Clarkson
"Vote for Pedro"
Napoleon Dynamite
A number.
67
"We built this city on...
"Rock and Roll"
This content creator type makes money through subscriptions and live streams.
Streamer
"What are you doing in my swamp?!"
Shrek
This state is universally known as the worst US state (at least on TikTok).
Ohio
Houston was founded near this river, which played a major role in its early growth.
Buffalo Bayou
"If you're lost, you can look and you will find me...
"time after time"
This dystopian series includes a deadly children's competition known as "Red Light, Green Light."
Squid Game
"Say hello to my little friend!"
Scarface
The king of the Costco Chicken Bake. BOOM
Big Justice
This Apollo mission made the phrase "Houston, we have a problem" famous.
Apollo 13
"Every breath you take, every move you make..."
"I'll be watching you"