Trivia Advent Calendar

[RJNorton]

Lisbon, Portugal?

[Eva Elisabeth]

Kudos, Roger - you are extending the lead! The statue is indeed near Lisbon:

http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMJ4N...o_Portugal

Roger 8
Thomas 6
Laurie 3
Dave 4
Joe 2

Laurie's guess reminded me of habanera (Cuban dance) and habanera of the following y'all win additionally:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OYfMRZTDLZQ

[RJNorton]

Thanks, Eva. The key was here. I googled the weather for a bunch of European cities, and the closest to what you posted was Lisbon.

[Eva Elisabeth]

V-e-r-y good job - I think everyone will agree such efforts deserve a bonus point!

Roger 9
Thomas 6
Laurie 3
Dave 4
Joe 2

[J. Beckert]

Roger's nailing this one.

[Eva Elisabeth]

Happy 4th Advent - here's your today's Advent Trivia task. What is depicted in #18, and where is it?
   

[RJNorton]

Major's Hall in Bloomington, Illinois, where Abraham Lincoln gave his Lost Speech in 1856.

[Eva Elisabeth]

Excellent guess, Roger, but, sorry, not correct.

[RJNorton]

St. Lawrence Hall in Montreal where John W. Booth stayed.

[Eva Elisabeth]

St. Lawrence Hall in Montreal where John W. Booth stayed.

Another outstanding idea, Roger, but not correct either.

Hint#1: You are right as for the kind of facility.

[RJNorton]

I am clueless - the National Hotel in Washington?

[Eva Elisabeth]

Another excellent guess, Roger, but, sorry, not in Washington.

Hint #2: It's in one of Lincoln's "homestates". (It was - since turned down in 2005.)

[Gene C]

Is this the place (after some extensive renovations) located in Franklin, Nebraska
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/c...from_E.JPG

[Eva Elisabeth]

Another outstanding research, Gene, but not the place either. To clarify - "homestate" was supposed to mean that Abraham Lincoln had lived (not just boarded) in the respective state.

Hint #3: Members who especially lately followed the forum attentively and thoroughly are much in advantage.

Hint #4: Abraham Lincoln and another protagonist were said having stayed there at least once.

[J. Beckert]

Terre Haute House In Terre Haute, Indiana?