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The Biltmore Estate
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1
The only daughter of George Washington Vanderbilt was named.....
Edith
Cornelia
Helen
Gavin
2
Oak leaves and acorns are symbols engraved all over the Biltmore Estate. They represent.....
strength
family
wealth
unity
3
There are 185 ______________ in GWV's collection.
tapestries
posters
paintings
pairs of pants
4
There are approximately 23,000 ________________ in his collection.
fireplaces
rugs
books
cell phones
5
Mr. Vanderbilt made many trips to Europe to collect....
clothing
fossils
art work
women
6
Who is the man shown in the picture below?
George Washington Vanderbilt
Mr. Peeler
Mr. Herring
Mr. Safrit
7
The Biltmore Estate is located in...
Asheville, NC
the mountains of western NC
the mountains
all of the above
8
It took _________ years to construct, or build the Biltmore Estate.
5
6
26
8
9
Jan Aertson emigrated from Holland as an
a wealthy man
a rich man
an engineer
indentured servant
10
Square Footage of the Biltmore House is
175,000 sq feet
20,000 sq feet
1,700 sq feet
1,853 sq feet
11
Cornelius Vanderbilt started his career during the time period of the
industrial revolution
modern day
slave trade
the colonist movement
12
According to the reading packet, the approach road to the estate or home is....
3 miles
none of the above
3 kilometers
all of the above
13
Biltmore Estate was the creation of.....
The Biltmore Family
George Washington Vanderbilt
Jan Aertson van der Bilt
Edith Biltmore
14
GWV's age of death in 1914 was....
51
55
36
42
15
The annual visitation to this privately owned estate is
6,000,000
500,000
almost 1 billion
almost 1 million
16
Gallons of H2O held by the indoor pool??
5
75,000
60,000
70,000
17
GWV comes of age means that he was ready to________________
sail the high seas
date and marry
live only with his mother
travel the world
18
When did GWV invite his mother and family to Biltmore for the first time?
Christmas Eve 1895
Christmas Day 1900
Halloween 1880
Christmas Eve 1995
19
The original acreage of the Biltmore Estate is......
25,000
75,000
125,000
175,000
20
GWV was __________ years old when he first visited Asheville, NC for the first time.
27
34
24
19
21
What university did the Vanderbilt family found in Tennessee that still exists today?
Duke University
Tennessee State University
Biltmore University
Vanderbilt University
22
How did GWV die in 1914?
idk
I am sorry that I did not read
he was murdered
problems from surgery from appendicitis
23
For the time period, the Biltmore Estate had many modern _________ that others did not have.
technologies
dogs
papers
movies
24
At an early age, GWV realized that he did not like the high society life in __________________
Philadelphia
New York City
Amsterdam
New Orleans
25
During what war did the Biltmore Estate close to the public?
Vietnam
The Civil War
World War II
World War I
26
Christmas was an important time for GWV.
Yes
No
Maybe
I did not read the information
