What Should I Eat For Dinner

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    Which of the following items located on the street may help ascertain the date or era the home was built?

    • Manhole covers
    • Sidewalks
    • Curbs
    • None of the above
    • All of the above
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  • 2. 

    Pebble-dash exterior "stucco" is found on homes starting in the early:

    • 1900's

    • 1920's

    • 1940's

    • 1960's

    • 1980's

    Correct Answer
    A. 1900's
  • 3. 

    Arc fault circuit interrupters (AFCI) became mandatory in new homes built in the early:

    • 1960's

    • 1970's

    • 1980's

    • 1990's

    • 2000's

    Correct Answer
    A. 2000's
  • 4. 

    Lead in paint was no longer permitted after the mid:

    • 1940's

    • 1950's

    • 1960's

    • 1970's

    • 1980's

    Correct Answer
    A. 1970's
  • 5. 

    Engineered roof trusses were first used in the:

    • 1940's

    • 1950's

    • 1960's

    • 1970's

    • 1980's

    Correct Answer
    A. 1960's
  • 6. 

    Which of the following may easily date a home:

    • Iron sinks in the bathroom or kitchen

    • Attic hatch door

    • Wallpaper

    • Roof shingles

    • All of the above.

    Correct Answer
    A. Iron sinks in the bathroom or kitchen
  • 7. 

    Insulation and vapour barriers began being used with brick veneer construction in the:

    • 1930's

    • 1940's

    • 1950's

    • 1960's

    • 1970's

    Correct Answer
    A. 1950's
  • 8. 

    Which of the following is a framing method used in building a home built before 1940:

    • Platform

    • Fish

    • Balloon

    • Birds mouth

    • None of the above

    Correct Answer
    A. Balloon
  • 9. 

    Which came first?

    • Brick veneer construction

    • Insulbrick siding

    • Asbestos cement siding

    • Aluminum siding

    • Indoor showers

    Correct Answer
    A. Asbestos cement siding
  • 10. 

    Fuel oil storage tanks that have script style lettering (in a curved pattern) on its information plate indicates it may be manufactured before:

    • 1950

    • 1960

    • 1970

    • 1980

    • 1990

    Correct Answer
    A. 1980
  • 11. 

    Bonus Question #1! Two prong electrical receptacles were no longer used after the:

    • 1940's

    • 1950's

    • 1960's

    • 1970's

    • 1980's

    Correct Answer
    A. 1960's
  • 12. 

    Bonus Question #2 Pressure treated permanent wood foundations were used starting in the late:

    • 1940's

    • 1950's

    • 1960's

    • 1970's

    • 1980's

    Correct Answer
    A. 1960's

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