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How many stories tall is the Sears Tower?
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110
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Where was the Statue of Liberty constructed?
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Paris
3.
Where is the Sears Tower located?
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Chicago
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What does an architect do?
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Design Buildings
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Which is the name of an adhesive material used in construction made of cement, sand and water?
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Mortar
6.
The Egyptian pyramids were used for what?
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Tombs
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What is a verandah?
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A Porch
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What is the Egyptian structure with the head of a pharaoh and the body of a lion?
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Sphinx
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Which type of building is the John Hancock Building in Chicago?
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A Skyscraper
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What is the name for a very large house?
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Mansion
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What is another name for a bricklayer?
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Mason
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What is the name for a tower on a farm where grain and corn are stored?
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Silo
13.
Which drafting tool is used to draw circles?
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A Compass
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On which part of a building are you most likely to find linoleum?
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The Floor
15.
From which empire did Romanesque architecture borrow its style?
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Roman
16.
What is the name of the theater platform where a performance takes place?
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Stage
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What is the name for a building that houses members of the military?
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Barracks
18.
What is the name of a glass building used for growing plants?
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Greenhouse
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What is the name for a moving stairway used in department stores and other buildings?
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Escalator
20.
How many stories does a ranch house have?
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One
21.
What kind of very tall inhabited building began to be built in the late 1800's?
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Skyscraper
22.
Which part connects a door to the wall and allows it to swing?
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A Hinge
23.
What is the name for an open second floor that comes out over the first floor?
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Balcony
24.
What is the name of the lower part of a window below the glass?
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A Sill
25.
What is a smaller copy of a building, often made to scale, called?
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Model
26.
What is the name of a dome-shaped hut built of snow blocks?
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Igloo
27.
What is the name of a room where food is cooked?
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Kitchen
28.
What is the name of a building where travelers can rent a room for a short period of time?
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Hotel
29.
What famous building is known for not standing up straight?
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Leaning Tower Of Pisa
30.
A ten-story building has ten what?
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Levels
31.
What is the name of a building where horses are kept?
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Stable
32.
What strong building material is an alloy made mostly of iron?
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Steel
33.
What is the name for a railing along a staircase, used to keep people from falling?
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Banister
34.
What are small squares used on roofs called?
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Shingles
35.
What is the name for the low, supportive base of a building?
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Foundation
36.
Where is the Eiffel Tower?
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Paris
37.
Traditionally, over what part of the house does the groom carry his bride?
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Threshold
38.
What country is home to an ancient 1,400-mile-long wall called "The Great Wall"?
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China
39.
What is the name for a room or group of rooms where artwork is displayed?
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Gallery
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What is the name for a building where things are made?
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Factory
41.
Which theme park features "Miniland", where famous buildings are reconstructed in miniature blocks?
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Legoland
42.
What is the name for the part of a castle lowered to allow people to cross the moat?
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Drawbridge
43.
Which material is used to cement bricks, stones or tiles?
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Mortar
44.
What is the name for a home on water?
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A Houseboat
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What is the name of a building where plays are performed or movies are shown?
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Theater
46.
What is the name for a building where things to be sold are kept before they go to a store?
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A Warehouse
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What is the name of a tower that gives off light to warn ships about a rocky coast?
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A Lighthouse
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What is the name of a formal living room in a house?
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Parlor
49.
What is the name for a set of stairs that winds around a central post?
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Spiral Staircase
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What is the name of the pointed tower on top of a church?
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Steeple
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What might a small room used for storage be called?
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Closet
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What is the name for tall, cone-shaped tents built by Native Americans?
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Teepees
53.
Which part of a building often has the date of construction carved into it?
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The Cornerstone
54.
What is the name for an underground room where wine is often stored?
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A Cellar
55.
What is the ratio between the size of a building and the size of its model?
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Scale
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What is the system that provides fresh air for a building?
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Ventilation
57.
What is the name for a planter on a windowsill?
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A Window Box
58.
Which city's strip features buildings built around themes of Rome, the circus and King Arthur?
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Las Vegas
59.
What is an inside reception room at a building's entrance called?
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Foyer
60.
Which type of small wooden house is usually found in the woods?
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Cabin
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What is a strongly defended, often walled building or group of buildings used by the military?
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Fort
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What is the name for a walkway or corridor with a series of doors?
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Hallway
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What is the name for a space inside a house designed for building fires?
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Fireplace
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What is the name for a building on a farm where the animals live?
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Barn
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What is the name for a building that houses many different retail stores under one roof?
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A Mall
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What is the name for a building's system of pipes that carry water and sewage?
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Plumbing
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What is a building on a college campus where students live?
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Dormitory
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What is a gazebo?
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A Small Building
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What is a fortified building where kings and queens often lived?
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Castle
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What is the name for a building where airplanes are stored or fixed?
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A Hangar
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What is the name of a building where passengers wait to board a train?
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Station
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What is a small box that moves people and things from floor to floor using cables or hydraulics?
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Elevator
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What is the name for a vertical passageway for smoke from a fireplace?
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Chimney
74.
Where on a house are you most likely to find shutters?
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By The Windows
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What is the open pipe around the roof of a house that catches water and moves it toward the ground?
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Gutter
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What is the name for the hideous carved creatures that often appear on roofs of buildings?
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Gargoyles
77.
What is a sub-basement?
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A Story Below A Basement
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What are small outdoor bathrooms called?
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Outhouses
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What is the front face of a building called?
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A Facade
80.
What is the name for the area that contains all the buildings of a school?
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Campus
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What is the name for a room designed to keep books?
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Library
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What is the name for a set of rooms in a hotel or office building?
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A Suite
83.
What is another name for a cellar?
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A Basement
84.
What is an adjective that describes buildings designed to be people's homes?
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Residential
85.
Where does the President of the United States live?
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White House
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What is the name for someone who builds using wood?
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Carpenter
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What are architectural plans on paper called?
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Blueprints
88.
In 1991 what anniversary did Carnegie Hall celebrate?
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100th
89.
Which does not represent an architectural time period?
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Rockwellian
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The description, "a mausoleum that is one of the most spectacular buildings of the world", best describes?
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The Taj Mahal
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Who was the architect who designed the Eiffel Tower?
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Stephen Sauvestre
92.
Which style of architecture is characterized by rose windows, pointed arches and ribbed vaults?
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Gothic
93.
What famous structure can be found in Salisbury Plain, England?
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Stonehenge
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In architecture, what word describes a furious effort to complete a project within a certain time?
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Charette
95.
What art museum added a glass pyramid to its building in 1989?
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The Louvre
96.
What is the name for spherical, energy-efficient buildings?
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Geodesic Domes
97.
Where is the famous Egyptian Great Pyramid?
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Giza
98.
Which U.S. President designed his own house, Monticello?
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Thomas Jefferson
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What are bricks usually made of?
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Clay
100.
What is the name for a store with at least 100,000 square feet of retail space?
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Big Box Store
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