Asheville sits among which mountain range?
AnswerThe Blue Ridge Mountains
Asheville lies in a valley of the Blue Ridge Mountains, part of the Appalachians.
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7 fact-checked facts about Asheville, North Carolina, each with the reason behind it. 5 more are in today's round and join this page after it closes.
The basics
What is the Biltmore Estate near Asheville best known for?
AnswerA huge historic mansion
The Biltmore Estate is centered on a vast French Renaissance-style house completed in 1895.
Going deeper
Which wealthy heir built the Biltmore Estate?
AnswerGeorge Washington Vanderbilt
George Washington Vanderbilt II built Biltmore as a country retreat in the 1890s.
Which landscape architect, known for New York's Central Park, designed the Biltmore grounds?
AnswerFrederick Law Olmsted
Frederick Law Olmsted planned Biltmore's gardens, park and forest land.
Which novelist of 'Look Homeward, Angel' was born in Asheville?
AnswerThomas Wolfe
Thomas Wolfe was born in Asheville in 1900 and based his novel's town on it.
Expert level
The word 'bunkum', meaning nonsense, comes from a speech about which county that includes Asheville?
AnswerBuncombe County
In 1820 congressman Felix Walker said his long, pointless speech was 'for Buncombe', a county in his district.
In 1898, what was founded on Biltmore Estate land as the first of its kind in the United States?
AnswerA school of forestry
The Biltmore Forest School opened in 1898; the site is now the Cradle of Forestry in America.
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