Newport Mansions Quiz

Think you know the Newport mansions pretty well?

Let's see if you can pass this quiz on some of the most popular "summer cottages".


This a multiple choice quiz, and I've made it even easier by adding some photos to assist you! So let's see how much you know.....

Questions:

1. Scenes from the movies True Lies and The Great Gatsby were filmed at which mansion?

a)The Breakers
b)Rosecliff
c)The Elms

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2. The owner of which mansion had a son who perished on the Titanic?

a)The Elms
b)Ochre Court
c)Beechwood

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3. Which mansion has a Chinese tea house on its back lawn?

a)Marble House
b)Rosecliff
c)Rough Point

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4. Which mansion was built by coal magnate Edward J. Berwind?

a)Rough Point
b)Rosecliff
c)The Elms

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5. Salve Regina University's administrative offices are housed in which mansion?

a)The Breakers
b)Ochre Court
c)Marble House

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6. Interior decorator Eduardo J. Tirella was run over with a car and killed by the owner of which mansion?

a)Rough Point
b)Rosecliff
c)The Elms

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7. CNN anchor Anderson Cooper's great grandfather built which mansion?

a)Beechwood
b)Rosecliff
c)The Breakers

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Answers:

You're not peeking before you've answered all the questions, are you?

Ok, if you're done, check out the answers below.

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How did you do?

If you did well, Congratulations!

If you didn't, no worries. Just check out our mansions page to learn a little more about these amazing summer homes.


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