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Nicknamed a "playground for your mind," this museum offers interactive and hands-on activities for little ones.
What is The Children's Museum?
This famous businessman gave money to start an important research university, home of the Owls.
Who is Rice (full name William Marsh Rice)?
This city was called the "Atlantic City of the South" until the great storm of 1900
What is Galveston?
This news anchor is famous for finding slime in the ice machine.
Who is Marvin Zindler?
The largest shopping center in Texas.
What is The Galleria?
This is the oldest park in Houston and was created by 4 former slaves.
What is Emancipation Park?
He was the leader of the Texas revolution, President of the Republic of Texas, Governor of Texas, and U.S. Senator, as well as the namesake of the 4th largest city in America
Who was Samuel Houston (Sam Houston)?
"Remember the Alamo!" was shouted at this battle where Texas won its independence from Mexico in 1836
What is the Battle of San Jacinto?
This hunky actor was famous in the movie Dirty Dancing and had a background as a ballet dancer
Who is Patrick Swayze?
This 2.1 mile area is the largest medical complex in the world.
The Texas Medical Center (TMC)
Known as the Napoleon of the West, this President of Mexico lost the war for Texas Independence
Who was Santa Anna (Antonio López de Santa Anna)?
A 52-mile, slow moving waterway that runs through many parks and empties into the Gulf of Mexico.
What is Buffalo Bayou?
No longer a single lady, this R & B singer found her destiny singing and dancing at the High School For Performing and Visual Arts (HSPVA)
Who is Beyonce (Knowles)?
This restaurant made fajitas an American favorite
What is Ninfa's Restaurant?
This museum holds one of the largest and most diverse collections of art in the United States
What is The Museum of Fine Art Houston? (or MFAH)
The first Latina elected to county judge of Harris County.
Who is Lina Hidalgo?
The most decorated gymnast in history, she grew up in Spring outside of Houston.
Who is Simone Biles?
Cullen, Westheimer, Fondren, Bissonnet, Holcombe, and Shepherd are all famous Houstonians and _____ around Houston.
What are names of streets in Houston?
The NASA JSC spaceflight training center is named after this 36th President of the United States
Who is Lyndon B. Johnson?
The man who gave the city its name is buried in Huntsville, Texas.
Who is Sam Houston.
This musician is a gambler who enjoys islands in the stream.
Who is Kenny Rogers?
This museum has the "Amazing Body Pavilion"- a 3D tour of the human body.
The Health Museum of Houston