Post a general trivia question & see if anyone can guess the answer without using Google.

[red dog 1]

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(Here's my question - please feel free to post a question of your own)
What famous person's home was the very first to be illuminated solely by electric lights?

[LakeVermilion]

1. I'm thinking...

Alexander Graham Bell.

[LakeVermilion]

3. Nope!

I checked .

[Harker]

2. I'll go with Nikola Tesla.

[red dog 1]

10. Nope.

[lapucelle]

4. JP Morgan

[LNM]

5. Edison?

[red dog 1]

11. Good guess, but no.

[Earl_from_PA]

6. I don't know the answer to the OP's question

But my general trivia question is ...
Does carrot cake count as a serving of vegetables?...
Inquiring minds ..

[mwmisses4289]

7. Of course it does! It's made with carrots, right?

And many recipes also add in nuts (usually walnuts or pecans) and raisins. Add in the cream cheese frosting (that's dairy, yes?) and voila! A healthy dessert! 😄😋😂🥕🍰🥕

[Earl_from_PA]

8. My thinking exactly

A stand alone well balanced meal...

[quaint]

9. Ronald Reagan

[red dog 1]

12. Ha!

[quaint]

13. Am I wrong?

The General Electric Showcase House was at 1669 San Onofre Drive in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles in California. It was built as a residence for the American actor Ronald Reagan and his family. Reagan served as a spokesperson for the American conglomerate General Electric, who furnished the house with the latest consumer products. The house was featured in advertisements for General Electric. Reagan and his family lived at the house until his election as President of the United States in 1980. wikipedia

[red dog 1]

16. The 1st house with electric lighting was in New York in 1880

[quaint]

19. It was the "solely" that made me think of Ronnie.

[Niagara]

14. Benjamin Harrison?

[red dog 1]

17. No

[Nittersing]

15. Vanderbilts?

[red dog 1]

18. Good guess, but no.

[Niagara]

20. How about that Rockefeller fellow?

[Harker]

21. If it was Jimmy Schwartz, there's going to be a riot.

[Niagara]

22. Who's Jimmy Schwartz, Harker?

[Harker]

23. Beats me, but "famous" could be subjective.

[Niagara]

24. Absolutely, Harker

[Harker]

25. ...

[LisaM]

26. The Astors?

Seems like a Gilded Age thing.

[lapfog_1]

27. Teddy Roosevelt?

just a WAG

[underpants]

28. Hearst

[mahatmakanejeeves]

29. Stanford White. NT

[bamagal62]

30. Where was the first Mardi Gras?