Whitney Houston :The Legend Trivia Quiz

Answer: August 9, 1963; Newark, New Jersey

Whitney was born in a poor tenement area of Newark, New Jersey. She was the third child and only daughter of the Houston family. Her older brothers were Gary and Michael.

Answer: Church choir

Whitney first began to sing in public with the New Hope Baptist church choir in Newark at the age of 11. She reportedly said that the congregation's favorable response to her singing led her to believe she had a God-given talent.

Answer: Cissy Houston

Cissy Houston was the choir director at the New Hope Baptist church. It was her inspiration and encouragement that gave Whitney the opportunity to display and develop her vocal skills.

Answer: Aretha Franklin

The Sweet Inspirations was a gospel vocal group founded by Cissy Houston and included her sister Lee Warwick, and her nieces Dionne and Dee Dee Warwick. They sang back up vocal for recording artists like Van Morrison and Aretha Franklin. It was through this association and friendship that led Cissy to choose Aretha Franklin as Whitney's godmother.

Answer: Clive Davis

Clive Davis began his career as a lawyer and worked for a law firm that represented Columbia Records. He was subsequently hired by Columbia's legal department and became its president in 1967. While there, he signed Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix and Bruce Springsteen to the Columbia label.

In 1973 he left Columbia and a year later founded his own company, Arista Records. He saw teenage Whitney Houston perform at a nightclub in 1985 and quickly signed her to his new company. He remained her mentor and supporter throughout her career. Davis was inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a non performing member in 2000.

The theater at the Grammy Museum was re-named the Clive Davis Theater in 2011.

Answer: Saving All My Love For You

Although many songs on the album became single hits, "Saving All My Love For You" was the greatest and went on to be Whitney's signature song. It was written by Michael Masser and Gerry Goffin. It was popular not only in the United States, but in the UK and various other parts of the world. This was only the beginning for Whitney.

Answer: The American Red Cross

In 1991 America was involved in the first Persian Gulf War, and in honor of the service men and in a spirit of patriotism, she donated the money to the Red Cross Gulf Crisis Fund.

Answer: Bobbi

Bobbi Kristina Brown was born on March 4, 1993. Whitney's marriage to Brown lasted 15 years and was reported to be stormy for much of that time which Whitney publicly acknowledged. The divorce was finalized in 2007 and Whitney gained custody of Bobbi Kristina, although the child continued to have contact with her biological father.

Answer: I Will Always Love You

"I Will Always Love You" was written in 1973 by Dolly Parton as a tribute to her friend Porter Wagoner. It was included in the soundtrack of "Best Little Whorehouse In Texas" before it recorded by Whitney Houston for "The Bodyguard".


Whitney's final movie "Sparkle" was completed in 2011. She plays the mother to a group of pop-soul singers who are having difficulty dealing with stardom.



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Answer: Whitney Houston Foundation For Children

Whitney never forgot her roots. She was always eager to help the needy in any way she could. Her own Whitney Houston Foundation For Children is a non profit organization that cares for children with cancer and AIDS, as well as children who are victims of homelessness and poverty.

The Black Caucus of the House of Representatives drafted Resolution 555 to honor Whitney's many accomplishments and charitable contributions and presented it to her family on the day of her funeral. In the resolution she is described as "a world icon and a once in a lifetime talent".