Q 01/05

In which New Jersey city was Whitney Houston born in 1963?

A) Newark

B) Trenton

C) Camden

D) Paterson

Answer · why

A) Newark

She was born at Presbyterian Hospital, joined the choir at New Hope Baptist Church at five, and her 2012 memorial service was held in that same church...

Q 02/05

Whitney's mother, a Grammy-winning gospel and soul singer who founded The Sweet Inspirations, was who?

A) Darlene Love

B) Cissy Houston

C) Dionne Warwick

D) Dee Dee Warwick

Answer · why

B) Cissy Houston

Cissy trained her daughter to sing through her teens and turned down early record deals until Whitney finished high school.

Q 03/05

Which of these famous singers was Houston's cousin?

A) Patti LaBelle

B) Gladys Knight

C) Dionne Warwick

D) Roberta Flack

Answer · why

C) Dionne Warwick

Dee Dee Warwick and opera star Leontyne Price were cousins too, Aretha Franklin was an 'honorary aunt' and Darlene Love her godmother.

Q 04/05

What nickname did Houston's father give her, later the name of her management company?

A) Nippy

B) Bunny

C) Birdie

D) Pumpkin

Answer · why

A) Nippy

Nippy Inc. was formed in late 1986 and run out of her Fort Lee apartment, with her father John presiding.

Q 05/05

According to her mother, Houston was named after which actress?

A) Grace Kelly

B) Whitney Blake

C) Lena Horne

D) Diahann Carroll

Answer · why

B) Whitney Blake

Blake was best known for the sitcom Hazel; Houston's own daughter would later be named for her husband.