Cynthia's Chat

So you think you know everything you should know about real estate?  What about real estate trivia that is meaningless?  Just for fun, see how many of these you can answer.  I will post the answers in a couple of days.  Respond to the blog with the number you got correct and I will put your name in a drawing for a $25.00 gift certificate to the home improvement store of your choice (Lowe's, Home Depot, Westlake Hardware, Sears)  Have fun and make your real estate dreams come true at the same time!

1. What James Taylor song reminds first-time buyers to obtain hazard and flood insurance?  Fire and Rain

2. What town did the Flintstones call home?  BedRock   

3. Who lived at 4222 Clinton Way?  The Brady Bunch

4. Who is the world’s largest landowner?  The US govenrment with over 700 million acres

5. What street do The Simpsons live on? BONUS QUESTION: What real estate company did Marge Simpson go to work for?  Evergreen Terrace  Bonus!  Red Coat Realty

   

6. What was the Commodore’s favorite type of home? A "Brickhouse"

7. In 1999 what was the age of the average first-time buyer in the United States?  36

8. In The Wizard of Oz, Dorothy said, “There’s no place like home!” Where was her home?      Kansas

  

9. Name the artist and title of the song whose lyrics include: “Watch out. You might get what you’re after. Cool Babies. Strange, but not a stranger.”

"Burning Down the House" by the Talking Heads

10. In the movie, “Planes, Trains and Automobiles” Steve Martin spent the Thanksgiving weekend trying to get home. Where was home?  Chicago

11. What is the name of Elvis Presley’s home? Graceland

12. What town does the band R.E.M. call home?  Athens

13. What was the building superintendent’s name on the television show One Day At A Time?  Schneider

14. What high school did Judy Jetson go to?  Orbit High

15. What was the original landlord’s name on Three’s Company?  Mr. Roper

16. What was the address of The Munsters?  1313 Mockingbird Lane

And my wish for all of you:

May you always know your way HOME!