Roof Quiz

Which type of roof shape uses a knee wall as part of its structural frame?

• Shed roof

• Gable roof

• Gambrel roof

• Hip roof

The term for a material installed over a roof membrane to prevent wind uplift and shield the membrane from sunlight.

• Ballast

• Topping

• Batten

• Coping

Which among the following trusses has no vertical web?

• Belgian truss

• Howe truss

• King truss

• Pratt truss

Where a rafter is provided with eaves, what will be the cut at the underside of the rafter to bear on the top of the wall below it?

• Cheek cut

• Seat cut

• Bird's mouth

• Top cut

The roof member that supports the rake overhang.

• Soffit

• Jack

• Lookout

• Spandrel

When a gable or hip roof is not provided with a ceiling joist, what alternative structural element is provided to maintain stability for the rafters?

• King post

• Knee wall

• Ridge beam

• Collar beam

A structure protruding through the plane of a sloping roof usually containing a window & having its own smaller roof.

• Attic

• Bay

• Dormer

• Lookout

A vertical pipe for conducting water from a roof to a lower level.

• Downspout

• Gutter

• Riser

• Scupper

The exposed vertical face of an eave.

• Fascia

• Gutter

• Header

• Stringer

A rafter in a rake overhang.

• Cripple

• Lookout

• Jack rafter

• Fly rafter