Q 01/05

Houston was founded in 1836 by which pair of land-investor siblings?

A) The Rices

B) The Hermanns

C) The Allens

D) The Hobbys

Answer · why

C) The Allens

Augustus Chapman and John Kirby Allen bought the land on August 26, 1836; the spot where Buffalo Bayou meets White Oak Bayou is now Allen's Landing.

Q 02/05

Sam Houston won Texas independence at which battle, about 25 miles east of Allen's Landing?

A) The Alamo

B) Goliad

C) Gonzales

D) San Jacinto

Answer · why

D) San Jacinto

He then won the 1836 Texas presidential election and briefly made the young city the Republic's capital.

Q 03/05

Sam Houston holds which unique distinction in American politics?

A) Only president of two republics

B) Only person elected governor of two states

C) Youngest US senator ever

D) Only governor to serve four terms

Answer · why

B) Only person elected governor of two states

He was the sixth governor of Tennessee and the seventh governor of Texas, and as a teenage runaway lived three years with the Cherokee, who called him...

Q 04/05

Houston is the most populous city in Texas and which most populous in the United States?

A) Fourth

B) Second

C) Sixth

D) Eighth

Answer · why

A) Fourth

The 2020 census counted 2.3 million people, and it is the largest US city not consolidated with a county.

Q 05/05

Which of these is NOT a recognised nickname for Houston?

A) Bayou City

B) Space City

C) The Big Easy

D) H-Town

Answer · why

C) The Big Easy

Locals also use Clutch City, Magnolia City and 'the 713'; Space City became official in 1967.