WONDER #1929: Does Your Home Have a Basement?
Question 1 of 3
Basements began to gain popularity in the United States in which decade?
- 1840s
- 1890s
- 1910s
- 1950s
Question 2 of 3
Root cellars, a precursor of modern basements, were often built to store what?
- food
- pictures
- weapons
- old clothes
Question 3 of 3
Basements are more common in the northern U.S. because what is so much deeper there?
- lakes
- frost line
- rivers
- ravines
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