PALACES, CASTLES, & MANSIONS
This is Thomas Jefferson's home.
What is Monticello?
It's located in Virginia, and its name means "little mountain."
You know this jazz musician for his classic hit tunes "Hello Dolly!" and "What a Wonderful World".
Who is Louis Armstrong?
His nickname was Satchmo.
A written record of a recording, speech, or testimony.
What is a transcript?
Jimmy Buffett’s album A1A refers to the coastal byway in this state.
What is Florida?
A1A runs from Georgia to Key West with interruptions along the way. It has come to symbolize the easy-going lifestyle of beachcombing Floridians.
I remove cash from the money drawer all day long — at a bank.
What is a teller?
Did you know that, according to the United Nations, the banks would have closed during the 2008 global financial crisis if they had not laundered illicit drug money?
Although it’s a star, it shines brightly during the day.
What is the sun?
This is the British royals' primary home.
What is Buckingham Palace?
It’s the official London residence as well as the administrative headquarters for the Royals and has 775 rooms.
You know her for her films Roman Holiday, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, and Charade.
Who is Audrey Hepburn?
This kind of flight hops across the "pond" from North America to Europe.
What is transatlantic?
A flight from the West Coast to Asia is a transpacific flight.
The structure is once guarded coastline in North America and warned Mariners with their beacons of light.
What are a lighthouses?
Canada has 51 man lighthouses. All working lighthouses in the United States have become automated except for one near Boston.
My duties have been performed by Jack Paar, Johnny Carson, Jay Leno, and others.
What is a host of the Tonight Show?
This type of animal sleeps during the day and is active at night.
What is nocturnal?
This huge palace complex is in Beijing, China and was once the home of Chinese emperors.
What is the Forbidden City?
It consists of 980 buildings on 180 acres.
This den mother of the rat pack was married to Bogey.
Who is Lauren Bacall?
She and Frank Sinatra were briefly engaged after Humphrey Bogart's death.
This used to come as a manual option on your car, but more and more they have been replaced by automatic versions.
What are transmissions?
This 49th states coastlines are the most eastern, western, and northern coastline in the United States.
What is Alaska?
It has the nation’s most eastern coastline because the Aleutian islands stretch so far west that they enter the eastern hemisphere. Alaska also has the longest coastline and the most islands of any US state.
I use illusion and slight of hand to entertain.
What is a magician?
Harry Houdini is often considered the greatest magician and escape artist. He was also an inventor, but he tried to keep that a secret. He received several US patents.
Mosquitoes are most active at two times of the day. Name one of them.
What is dusk or dawn?
The Palace of Versailles was the home of these infamous reigning monarchs until the French Revolution.
Who are King Louis XVI, and Queen Marie Antoinette?
She was known as Norma Jean Baker during her childhood and she was once married to Joe DiMaggio.
Who is Marilyn Monroe?
Commercial vehicles that move people or goods are involved in this industry.
What is transportation?
California state route one is also known as PCH, which stands for this.
What is Pacific Coast Highway?
I diagnose and treat disorders of the skin, hair, and nails.
What is a dermatologist?
This pole has a star directly above it.
What is the north pole?
It's known as the pole star or Polaris. There is no star directly above the south pole.
Balmoral Castle is in this country.
What is Scotland? It was one of Queen Elizabeth II's favorites. It does not belong to the crown; the Windsor family owns it privately.
This 1950s bad boy was known as a “rebel without a cause”. He died in a car accident at age 24.
Who is James Dean?
He starred in East of Eden and Rebel Without a Cause.
This is the act of converting from one language to another.
What is translate or translation?
There are more than 7,000 languages in the world, with English, French, German, Italian, and Russian being the most translated among them.
The Emerald Coast runs through these two states, and the locals call it the Redneck Riviera.
What are Alabama and Florida?
I work in foreign countries and I'm attached to the US state department or equivalent foreign ministry. I'm not necessarily an ambassador.
What is a diplomat?
A diplomat represents their home country and it's interest at an embassy or consulate.
According to studies, people dream in color more than ever before because this electronic is available almost exclusively in living color.
What is TV?
Gracie Mansion is the official residence of the person holding this office.
What is New York City's mayor?
It is one of the oldest wooden structures in New York City and it's open for tours.
This 1960s pop artist is famous for his stylized paintings of Marilyn Monroe.
Who is Andy Warhol?
Lightbulbs can be clear, opaque, or this which shows only an outline of what is behind the glass.
What is translucent?
We call it the French Riviera; the Europeans call it this.
What is Cote d’Azur?
It encompasses the coastline in the south of France and Monaco.
I specialize in treating the interior of a person's teeth and roots and have undergo two additional years of training than your average dentist.
What is an endodontist?
Less than 3% of dentist go on to become endodontists.
This brightest planet in the night sky is often called the “Evening Star” or the “Morning Star.”
What is Venus?