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- 1.
Which of the following items located on the street may help ascertain the date or era the home was built?
- A.
Manhole covers
- B.
Sidewalks
- C.
Curbs
- D.
None of the above
- E.
All of the above
Correct Answer
E. All of the above -
- 2.
Pebble-dash exterior "stucco" is found on homes starting in the early:
- A.
1900's
- B.
1920's
- C.
1940's
- D.
1960's
- E.
1980's
Correct Answer
A. 1900's -
- 3.
Arc fault circuit interrupters (AFCI) became mandatory in new homes built in the early:
- A.
1960's
- B.
1970's
- C.
1980's
- D.
1990's
- E.
2000's
Correct Answer
E. 2000's -
- 4.
Lead in paint was no longer permitted after the mid:
- A.
1940's
- B.
1950's
- C.
1960's
- D.
1970's
- E.
1980's
Correct Answer
D. 1970's -
- 5.
Engineered roof trusses were first used in the:
- A.
1940's
- B.
1950's
- C.
1960's
- D.
1970's
- E.
1980's
Correct Answer
C. 1960's -
- 6.
Which of the following may easily date a home:
- A.
Iron sinks in the bathroom or kitchen
- B.
Attic hatch door
- C.
Wallpaper
- D.
Roof shingles
- E.
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:
- A.
1930's
- B.
1940's
- C.
1950's
- D.
1960's
- E.
1970's
Correct Answer
C. 1950's -
- 8.
Which of the following is a framing method used in building a home built before 1940:
- A.
Platform
- B.
Fish
- C.
Balloon
- D.
Birds mouth
- E.
None of the above
Correct Answer
C. Balloon -
- 9.
Which came first?
- A.
Brick veneer construction
- B.
Insulbrick siding
- C.
Asbestos cement siding
- D.
Aluminum siding
- E.
Indoor showers
Correct Answer
C. 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:
- A.
1950
- B.
1960
- C.
1970
- D.
1980
- E.
1990
Correct Answer
D. 1980 -
- 11.
Bonus Question #1! Two prong electrical receptacles were no longer used after the:
- A.
1940's
- B.
1950's
- C.
1960's
- D.
1970's
- E.
1980's
Correct Answer
C. 1960's -
- 12.
Bonus Question #2 Pressure treated permanent wood foundations were used starting in the late:
- A.
1940's
- B.
1950's
- C.
1960's
- D.
1970's
- E.
1980's
Correct Answer
C. 1960's -
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