Houston History
This year Houston was founded.
What is 1836?
This global superstar singer was born in Houston.
Who is Beyoncé?
This NASA center is located in Houston.
What is Johnson Space Center?
The capital of Texas.
What is Austin?
This fast-food chain was founded in Texas and is famous for square burgers.
What is Whataburger?
Houston is named after this Texas hero and president.
Who is Sam Houston?
This legendary boxer and Olympic gold medalist is from Houston.
Who is George Foreman?
“Houston, we have a problem” was said during this Apollo mission.
What is Apollo 13?
Texas is known as this “Lone” nickname.
What is the Lone Star State?
This Houston stadium has a retractable roof and is home to the Astros.
What is Minute Maid Park?
This major hurricane devastated Houston in 1900.
What is the Galveston Hurricane?
This NBA Hall of Famer led the Rockets to back-to-back championships in the 1990s.
Who is Hakeem Olajuwon?
This was the first year humans landed on the moon.
What is 1969?
This is the largest city in Texas by population.
What is Houston?
This popular Texas grocery store has a cult following.
What is H-E-B?
This body of water connects Houston to the Gulf of Mexico.
What is the Houston Ship Channel?
Released in 1989, this singer's debut album "Killin' Time" spawned four number-one singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.
Who is Clint Black?
This was the first space shuttle launched by NASA.
What is Columbia?
Texas joined the United States in this year.
What is 1845?
This Houston museum district attraction houses one of the largest dinosaur halls in the U.S.
What is the Houston Museum of Natural Science?
This annual livestock show and rodeo is one of the largest in the world.
What is the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo?
In this 1987 film, he famously told Baby, "Nobody puts Baby in a corner".
Who is Patrick Swayze?
This phrase is Houston’s official nickname.
What is Space City?
This is the official state flower of Texas.
What is the Bluebonnet?
This NFL team represents Houston.
Who are the Houston Texans?