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Parking enforcement officers take a specialized two-week training course to become more familiar with Houston, its history and its milestones. The class makes them better ambassadors for visitors. At the end of their course, the officers take a quiz.

Think you can be an ambassador? Take the fun quiz below (not the same one PEOs take), and see how much you know about Houston’s history.

Questions:
1. Who came from New York and founded Houston on 6,642 acres of land?

2. On what date was Houston officially founded?

3.  In what year did Houston’s first railroad, the Buffalo Bayou, Brazos & Colorado Railroad, begin operation?

4. During the Civil War, in what city closest to Houston did fighting take place?

5. In 1899, the city’s first park opened. What is that park called today?

6. In 1925, the city’s first automobile hotel opened on Texas Ave. What new service did this “hotel” provide?

7. In what year was the first Houston Fat Stock Show & Rodeo held?

8. Holman, Baldwin, McGowen, Baker and Holcombe roads have something in common. What is it?

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