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IQ MONSTER #008

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In which US city would you find this skyscraper?

a)

Atlanta

b)

San francisco

c)

Chicago

2.

In which Asian city is this building, the Lotte World Tower, currently nearing completion?

a)

Seoul

b)

Taipei

c)

Osaka

3.

The Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur are 452m tall and held the title of tallest buildings in the world between 1998 and 2004. Which of these Hollywood films used them as a backdrop for its climactic scene?

a)

Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol

b)

Entrapment

c)

Quantum of Solace

4.

What is the name of this skyscraper?

a)

Oriental pearl tower

b)

Space needle

c)

CN tower

d)

Bank of America plaza

5.

Which of the following is the tallest twin tower in the world?

a)

BSA Twin Tower, Philippines

b)

Torres De santa Cruz, Spain

c)

JW Marriott Marquis, Dubai

d)

Petronas Twin Tower, Malaysia

6.

Which of the following is the city with 1,302 skyscraper (also the city with most skyscraper)

a)

Dubai

b)

Beijing

c)

New york city

d)

Hong Kong

7.

The estimated population of New york city is between ...

a)

1 and 4 millions

b)

4 and 6 millions

c)

9 and 12 millions

d)

6 and 9 millions

8.

Which of these is another name for a skyscraper?

a)

Sunrise

b)

Highrise

c)

Advertise

d)

Tall Surprise

9.

Until the 19th century, buildings taller than six stories were uncommon because

a)

weak material

b)

people didn't like climbing so many steps

c)

fast elevators

d)

running water could only be brought up to 50 feet

10.

How many stories tall was the first skyscraper?

(a)  

11.
Which city built the first skyscraper?
a)
Paris
b)
Chicago
c)
New York
d)
Los Angelos
12.
What was the name of the first skyscraper?
a)
Trump Tower
b)
Home Insurance Building
c)
Flat Iron Building
d)
Willis Tower
13.
The first skyscraper in Chicago was completed in what year?
a)
1871
b)
1893
c)
1885
d)
1933
14.

According to the article, which of these helped skyscrapers become more common?

a)

stronger building materials

b)

more people living in cities

c)

forces such as gravity

d)

factories that make bricks

15.

In 1956, what famous architect proposed a mile high skyscraper?

a)

I. M. Pei

b)

Cesar Pelli

c)

Philip Johnson

d)

Frank Lloyd Wright

16.

Fill in the blank.

a)
b)
c)
d)
17.

Joe, who is sixteen years old, is four times as old as his sister. How old will Joe be when he is twice as old as his sister?

a)

20

b)

25

c)

24

d)

I dont know

18.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

19.

The opposite of abundant is?

a)

ample

b)

meager

c)

less

d)

beautiful

20.

x + x =

a)

x

b)

x2

c)

2x

d)

2x2