Whitney Houston Trivia: 10 Questions With Answers

Whitney Houston set a record with seven consecutive US number one singles in the 1980s, and this Whitney Houston trivia celebrates the singer nicknamed The Voice. Learn about her gospel roots in Newark, mother Cissy Houston, Clive Davis, I Will Always Love You from The Bodyguard and her 1991 Super Bowl anthem.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Record
How many consecutive Hot 100 number ones did Whitney score?
Mother
Who was Whitney's mother, a gospel and session singer?
Davis
Which record executive signed Whitney to Arista?
Bodyguard
Which film featured I Will Always Love You?
Writer
Who wrote I Will Always Love You?
Anthem
At which 1991 event did Whitney sing a famous national anthem?
Hometown
In which New Jersey city was Whitney born?
Soundtrack
Which is the best-selling soundtrack album?
Debut
Which song was Whitney's first US number one?
Dance
Which upbeat hit asked for someone to dance with?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: How many consecutive Hot 100 number ones did Whitney score?
Answer: Seven
It was a record.
Q2: Who was Whitney's mother, a gospel and session singer?
Answer: Cissy Houston
Dionne Warwick was her cousin.
Q3: Which record executive signed Whitney to Arista?
Answer: Clive Davis
He signed her in 1983.
Q4: Which film featured I Will Always Love You?
Answer: The Bodyguard
Kevin Costner co-starred.
Q5: Who wrote I Will Always Love You?
Answer: Dolly Parton
Dolly released it in 1974.
Q6: At which 1991 event did Whitney sing a famous national anthem?
Answer: Super Bowl XXV
It became a hit single.
Q7: In which New Jersey city was Whitney born?
Answer: Newark
She sang in church there.
Q8: Which is the best-selling soundtrack album?
Answer: The Bodyguard
It sold over 45 million.
Q9: Which song was Whitney's first US number one?
Answer: Saving All My Love for You
It was released in 1985.
Q10: Which upbeat hit asked for someone to dance with?
Answer: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
It was released in 1987.

Whitney Houston Trivia – The Voice

Whitney Houston was born in Newark, New Jersey, in 1963 and grew up singing in church. Her mother Cissy Houston was a gospel and session singer, and her cousin was Dionne Warwick. Clive Davis signed her to Arista in 1983.

Her debut album produced Saving All My Love for You, How Will I Know and Greatest Love of All. She set a record with seven consecutive US number one singles, including I Wanna Dance with Somebody. Her rendition of the national anthem at Super Bowl XXV in 1991 became a hit single.

In 1992 she starred in The Bodyguard, whose soundtrack became the best-selling soundtrack of all time. Her version of Dolly Parton's I Will Always Love You became one of the best-selling singles ever. Houston died in 2012, leaving a legacy as one of the greatest voices in pop.

What This Quiz Teaches

Music fans and singers will enjoy these questions.

How many straight number ones she had
Who her mother was
Who wrote I Will Always Love You
Where she sang the anthem
Which soundtrack sold best

Did You Know?

Whitney won six Grammys.
She entered the Rock Hall in 2020.
Waiting to Exhale was released in 1995.
She starred in The Preacher's Wife.
Her biopic was released in 2022.