Real
Estate trivia
Enjoy!
We've added these real estate trivia questions
for your enjoyment. And you might learn something new in
the process! Have fun...
Q What home product makes lawn mowing easier than
ever?
A The Robomow, a robot lawn mower manufactured
in the UK by Friendly Machines, can cut 6,000 square yards
of lawn all by itself.
Q What famous $40+ million home
has a 60-foot pool with underwater music and a 20-car garage?
A The home of Bill Gates, co-founder of
Microsoft, features the latest futuristic computer technology.
Q Where is the world's oldest hotel?
A The Hotel Ryokan in the village of Awazu,
Japan dates back to AD 717, when an inn was built near a
hot spring reported to have miraculous healing properties.
Q What real estate board game became
the best-selling game in America just one year after it
was created?
A Charles B. Darrow invented Monopoly in
1934, to cheer himself up while unemployed during the Great
Depression. Monopoly is now the most popular board game
in the world and has sold over 200 million copies.
Q What Newport, Rhode Island mansion
was built as a birthday present and incorporates 500,000
cubic feet of white marble?
A The Vanderbilt Marble House was
constructed by railroad baron William K. Vanderbilt for
his wife Alva, who later divorced him, remarried and moved
into a mansion down the street.
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