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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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