Room facts & stats

Question 1

The Oval Office is the office of the President of which country?

Accepted Answer

The United States. The Oval Office is in the West Wing of the White House in Washington, D.C.

Question 2

What is a foyer?

Accepted Answer

An entrance hall or lobby. A foyer is the entrance area of a home, theater or hotel.

Question 3

The 'drawing room' got its name from a shortened form of what?

Accepted Answer

Withdrawing room. A withdrawing room was where people withdrew for privacy, and the name was shortened.

Question 4

The famous Hall of Mirrors is in which palace?

Accepted Answer

The Palace of Versailles. The Hall of Mirrors at Versailles has 357 mirrors facing its tall garden windows.

Question 5

Robert Hooke named biological 'cells' because cork under a microscope reminded him of what?

Accepted Answer

Small rooms, like those of monks. In 1665 Hooke compared the tiny compartments in cork to the small rooms, or cells, of monks.

Question 6

A larder was originally a room for storing what?

Accepted Answer

Meat. Larder comes from Old French lardier, a place for storing bacon and other meat.

Question 7

In a large historic house, what was the scullery used for?

Accepted Answer

Washing dishes and rough kitchen work. The scullery was a back room for washing up, cleaning vegetables and other messy kitchen tasks.

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