Trivia Quiz on Architecture Part 3

1. In what famous US building would you find Broadway

A) Alcatraz - main prison block

B) The White House - West Wing

C) The Pentagon - Citadel Dome

D) Empire State Building - Observatory Deck

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2. Rio's Maracarria stadium has what unusual feature

A) A glass-floor section in the stands

B) A retractable pitch that sinks underground

C) An on-site museum built into the exterior facade

D) A Moat

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3. Where is the Guggenheim Museum?

A) Paris

B) New York

C) Los Angeles

D) Tokyo

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4. The front of a building

A) Front

B) Exterior

C) Facade

D) Portico

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5. Which building commemorates the Great Fire of London?

A) St Paul's Cathedral

B) The Bank of England

C) The Globe Theatre

D) Monument

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6. Where was the first skyscraper in the world built

A) New York

B) Chicago

C) Dubai

D) London

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7. Wrought-iron tower in Paris, a landmark and an early example of wrought-iron construction on a gigantic scale

A) The Leaning Tower of Pisa

B) Eiffel tower

C) Arc de Triomphe

D) Big Ben

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8. What building built in 1897 contains 327 miles of bookshelves

A) The New York Public Library

B) The Library of Congress

C) The British Library

D) The Bodleian Library

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9. Why Is The Golden Gate Bridge Painted In International Orange

A) To match the color of nearby orange cliffs

B) The Colour Helps Visibility In The Frequent Early Morning Fog

C) To resist corrosion and protect the steel from the elements

D) To enhance the bridge's aesthetic appeal and make it iconic

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10. Where is the tallest building in the world?

A) Dubai, United Arab Emirates

B) Shanghai, China

C) New York, United States

D) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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11. Name the largest cathedral in the world.

A) Notre-Dame Cathedral

B) St. peter's

C) St. Paul's Cathedral

D) Seville Cathedral

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12. In what city is the Leaning Tower?

A) Florence

B) Rome

C) Pisa

D) Venice

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13. Which country had the world's tallest habitable building as of 2006?

A) Taiwan (Tapei 101)

B) Malaysia (Petronas Towers)

C) United States (Willis Tower)

D) China (Jin Mao Tower)

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14. The tallest building in the Southern Hemisphere is in which city?

A) Sydney

B) Cape Town

C) Melbourne

D) Auckland

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15. Which Cambridge Bridge Was Put Together In The 18th Century Without The Use Of A Nail

A) Bridge of Sighs (Hertford Bridge)

B) The Mathematical Bridge (Queens College)

C) Magdalene Bridge

D) Clare College Bridge

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16. In what city is the leaning tower

A) Florence

B) Pisa

C) Rome

D) Naples

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17. What is the only man-made structure on earth that can been seen from space?

A) Great Wall Of China

B) Pyramids of Giza

C) Eiffel Tower

D) Statue of Liberty

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18. Which Architect Designed The Whitehouse

A) James Hoban

B) Benjamin Latrobe

C) Pierre L'Enfant

D) Charles Bulfinch

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19. Which Famous London Landmark Was Designed by Sir Norman Foster

A) The London Eye

B) Tower Bridge

C) The Millenium Bridge

D) Big Ben

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20. Three main types of Greek columns are Doric, Ionic, and __________.

A) Composite

B) Aeolic

C) Corinthian

D) Tuscan

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21. The study of building design is ____________.

A) Engineering

B) Interior design

C) Architecture

D) Urban planning

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22. The study of building design is ________.

A) Civil engineering

B) Urban planning

C) Architecture

D) Interior design

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23. Design style prevalent during the 1920s and 1930s, characterized by a sleek use of straight lines and slender forms.

A) Art Nouveau

B) Bauhaus

C) Constructivism

D) Art deco

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