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Quiz about Famous Residences
Quiz about Famous Residences

Famous Residences Trivia Quiz


This quiz is about famous places to live (manors, estates, etc.) in history and literature.

A multiple-choice quiz by bullymom. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
bullymom
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
77,839
Updated
Jan 22 22
# Qns
20
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
12 / 20
Plays
1459
Last 3 plays: Guest 72 (7/20), Guest 172 (13/20), Coromom (13/20).
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Question 1 of 20
1. What noted figure lived in Chartwell, a country house in Kent, England? Hint


Question 2 of 20
2. What estate was the setting of the novel 'Rebecca' by Daphne du Maurier? Hint


Question 3 of 20
3. What famous poet inhabited an estate called Abbotsford? Hint


Question 4 of 20
4. What's the name of the former estate of American tycoon John D. Rockefeller, located in Tarrytown, New York? Hint


Question 5 of 20
5. What American President inhabited Lawnfield in Mentor, Ohio? Hint


Question 6 of 20
6. What famous author named his Hollywood mansion Ozcot? Hint


Question 7 of 20
7. What was the fictional estate of Charles Foster Kane, the main character of the film 'Citizen Kane'? Hint


Question 8 of 20
8. What US President's estate was Sagamore Hill on Long Island, New York? Hint


Question 9 of 20
9. Taliesin, in Spring Green, Wisconsin, was the home of what famous American? Hint


Question 10 of 20
10. What American assassin lived in an estate called Tudor Hall? Hint


Question 11 of 20
11. A manor called Bramblehurst was the setting of what famous English novel? Hint


Question 12 of 20
12. What US President called his California estate La Casa Pacifica? Hint


Question 13 of 20
13. What's the name of Thomas Edison's New Jersey estate? Hint


Question 14 of 20
14. Highland Farms, the Doylestown, Pennsylvania estate of lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II, is now a Hint


Question 15 of 20
15. What celebrity inhabited a bizarre California estate called Neverland? Hint


Question 16 of 20
16. In what English novel is Gateshead Hall the childhood home of the main character? Hint


Question 17 of 20
17. What American President called The Hermitage home? Hint


Question 18 of 20
18. What was the name of the Beverly Hills mansion built by early movie stars Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks? Hint


Question 19 of 20
19. Hildene, a mansion in Manchester, Vermont, was the summer home of the son of what US President? Hint


Question 20 of 20
20. Stan Hywet Hall, a Tudor mansion in Akron, Ohio, was the estate of Frank Seiberling. He got rich by co-founding what company? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What noted figure lived in Chartwell, a country house in Kent, England?

Answer: Winston Churchill

The famous British statesman bought the house in 1922.
2. What estate was the setting of the novel 'Rebecca' by Daphne du Maurier?

Answer: Manderley

The fictional estate was located in Cornwall, England.
3. What famous poet inhabited an estate called Abbotsford?

Answer: Sir Walter Scott

The estate was located on the bank of the Tweed River in Scotland.
4. What's the name of the former estate of American tycoon John D. Rockefeller, located in Tarrytown, New York?

Answer: Kykuit

Kykuit (Dutch for 'lookout') is one of several fabulous mansions along New York's Hudson River. Completed in 1913, it has a classical exterior and an English country house interior.
5. What American President inhabited Lawnfield in Mentor, Ohio?

Answer: James Garfield

6. What famous author named his Hollywood mansion Ozcot?

Answer: L. Frank Baum

Frank Baum is best known as the author of the Oz books, of which 'The Wizard of Oz' was the first of 14. He inhabited this house from 1910 until his death in 1919.
7. What was the fictional estate of Charles Foster Kane, the main character of the film 'Citizen Kane'?

Answer: Xanadu

The fictional 49,000-acre estate was set in Florida. 'Citizen Kane', considered by many movie critics to be the greatest film of all time, was based on the life of American newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst.
8. What US President's estate was Sagamore Hill on Long Island, New York?

Answer: Theodore Roosevelt

You can tour the Oyster Bay house, which Roosevelt used as a 'summer White House' during his Presidency. It's noted for its Queen Anne design and wide porches.
9. Taliesin, in Spring Green, Wisconsin, was the home of what famous American?

Answer: Frank Lloyd Wright

Frank Lloyd Wright, the famous American architect, designed this home, which was built in 1911. The name, which comes from Welsh mythology, means 'shining brow'.
10. What American assassin lived in an estate called Tudor Hall?

Answer: John Wilkes Booth

Although he was a stage actor, John Wilkes Booth is better known as the assassin of President Abraham Lincoln in 1865. Tudor Hall, near Baltimore, Maryland, was his childhood home and the family home of his father, English actor Junius Brutus Booth.
11. A manor called Bramblehurst was the setting of what famous English novel?

Answer: 'The Invisible Man'

'The Invisible Man', considered a novel of psychological terror, was written by British author H. G. Wells in 1897. Wells' other work of note is the science-fiction classic 'The War of the Worlds'.
12. What US President called his California estate La Casa Pacifica?

Answer: Richard Nixon

The estate, located in San Clemente, California, was known as the 'Western White House'. This is where Nixon came to relax and {unwind;} you could see him strolling through the surf, in a three-piece suit and dress shoes.
13. What's the name of Thomas Edison's New Jersey estate?

Answer: Glenmont

'The Wizard of Menlo Park', as the inventor was known, lived in this Victorian mansion in West Orange, New Jersey. Edison lived in the house, now a National Historic Site, with his wife and three children from 1886 until his death in 1931.
14. Highland Farms, the Doylestown, Pennsylvania estate of lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II, is now a

Answer: Bed and Breakfast

Hammerstein is best known as the partner of the composer Richard Rodgers.
15. What celebrity inhabited a bizarre California estate called Neverland?

Answer: Michael Jackson

The word 'bizarre' should have given it away.
16. In what English novel is Gateshead Hall the childhood home of the main character?

Answer: 'Jane Eyre'

'Jane Eyre' was published by Charlotte Bronte in 1847 under the pseudonym Currer Bell.
17. What American President called The Hermitage home?

Answer: Andrew Jackson

The Hermitage, a Greek revival mansion near Nashville, Tennessee, was begun in 1819. Jackson died there in 1845, and he and his wife are buried in the garden.
18. What was the name of the Beverly Hills mansion built by early movie stars Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks?

Answer: Pickfair

The mansion, built in 1920, was named for the two stars. Mary, who was known as 'America's Sweetheart', and Douglas were two of the first 'movie stars'.
19. Hildene, a mansion in Manchester, Vermont, was the summer home of the son of what US President?

Answer: Abraham Lincoln

Robert Todd Lincoln was the only son of Abraham Lincoln to survive into adulthood. He entered politics himself, becoming a lawyer, statesman, and Secretary of War (he refused to run for President). Hildene, a 24-room Georgian Revival mansion, was built in 1904. The last Lincoln descendant died there in 1975.
20. Stan Hywet Hall, a Tudor mansion in Akron, Ohio, was the estate of Frank Seiberling. He got rich by co-founding what company?

Answer: Goodyear Tire and Rubber

This grand Tudor mansion, based on the designs of three actual English manors, was completed in 1915. The name Stan Hywet is old English for 'stone quarry', referring to the many abandoned pits on the estate. Frank Seiberling died there in 1955 at age 95.
Source: Author bullymom

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