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2-1-1 TEXAS TRIVIA
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THIS ATTACTION OFFERS INTERACTIVE AND HANDS-ON-ACTIVITIES FOR FAMILY FUN & IT'S FREE ON THURSDAY EVENINGS!

WHAT IS THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM?

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THIS MAN WORE MANY HATS DURING HIS LIFE: 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?

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UNITED WAY OF GREATER HOUSTON SHARES THIS STREET WITH THIS POPULAR COLONY OF MEXICAN FREE-TAILED BATS.

WHAT IS WAUGH DRIVE?

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EVERY YEAR THIS NUMBER CONNECTS THOUSANDS OF TEXAS TO HOUSING ASSISTANCE, FINANCIAL AID, AND DOZENS OF OTHER HOUSTON AREA RESOURCES.

WHAT IS THE 2-1-1 TEXAS/UNITED WAY HELPLINE?

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LOCATED IN CENTRAL DOWNTOWN HOUSTON, THIS LOCATION WAS THE FIRST CAPITOL OF THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS.

WHAT IS THE RICE HOTEL?

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THIS QUEEN BEE ORIGINALLY HAILS FROM HOUSTON'S HISTORIC THIRD WARD WHERE SHE WAS DISCOVERED BY HER DANCE INSTRUCTOR

WHO IS BEYONCE KNOWLES?

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HARRIS COUNTY IS ONE OF FOUR _ THAT ARE ASSISTED BY THE PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES OFFERED BY UNITED WAY OF GREATER HOUSTON.

WHAT ARE UNITED WAY'S SERVICE AREAS?

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THE 2-1-1 TEXAS HELPLINE CONNECTS THIS PROGRAM WHICH ASSISTS PARTICIPANTS "THRIVE" BY OBTAINING FINANCIAL STABILITY 

WHAT IS UNITED WAY THRIVE?

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THIS HISTORIC SPOT HELPED ASSIST THE SOLDIERS OF THE TEXAS REVOLUTION TO VICTORY IN 1836

WHAT IS LYNCH'S FERRY?

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THIS ICONIC'S STAGE MONIKER RHYMES WITH RIZZO, BUT SHE WAS NOT PART OF THE CULT CLASSIC KNOW AS GREASE

WHO IS LIZZO?

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THIS TERM IS COMMONLY USED WHEN REFERRING THE 47% OF HOUSTON AREA FAMILIES THAT LIVE AT OR BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL.

WHO IS ALICE?

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IN THE FIRST 9 MONTHS OF THIS MAJOR GLOBAL EVENT THE 2-1-1 TEXAS HELPLINE CONNECTED OVER 230,000 PEOPLE TO ASSISTANCE AND SERVICE

WHAT IS THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC?

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A FAVORITE ATTRACTION IN HOUSTON, LOCATED IN THE HEART OF THE MUSEUM DISTRICT, THIS COMPLEX HOLDS ONE OF THE LARGEST AND MOST DIVERSE COLLECTIONS OF ART IN THE UNITED STATES.

WHAT IS THE MUSEUM OF FINE ART HOUSTON (MFAH)?

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THIS WELL-LOVED PHILANTHROPIST AND FURNITURE TYCOON IS KNOWN FOR HIS FAST-PACED SALES PITCHES AND HIS PROMISE TO "SAVE YOU MONEY!"

WHO IS JIM MCINGVALE (MATTRESS MACK)?

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THIS NEWLY ESTABLISHED GIVING LEVEL STEMS FROM THE OLD LATIN WORD "LUMEN" WHICH MEANS "LIGHT"

WHAT IS THE LUMINARY LEVEL?

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THE 2-1-1 TEXAS HELPLINE OPERATES WITHIN THESE TIMEFRAMES

WHAT IS 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR?

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CULLEN, WESTHEIMER, FONDREN, BISSONNET, HOLCOMBE, RANKIN, AND SHEPHRED ARE JUST A FEW NAMES OF THESE "TRANSPORT AIDS" NAMED AFTER FAMOUS HOUSTONIANS.

WHAT ARE THE NAMES OF STEETS IN HOUSTON?

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WHICH FAMOUS BENEFACTOR AND NAMESAKE CREATED HOUSTON'S MOST IMPORTANT RESEARCH UNIVERSITY, ALSO KNOWN AS THE HOME OF THE OWLS?

WHO IS RICE (WILLIAM MARSH RICE)?

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THIS NEWLY OPERATIONAL STRATEGY SERVES AS THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR UNITED WAY OF GREATER HOUSTON'S NEXT CENTURY OF SERVICE

WHAT IS SECOND CENTURY VISION?

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THE 2-1-1 TEXAS HELPLINE BOASTS ASSISTANCE IN THIS MANY LANGUAGES.

WHAT ARE OVER 100 LANGUAGES?