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Architecture

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

As of 2023, what is the tallest building in the world with a height of 828 metres?

a)

Shanghai Tower

b)

Burj Khalifa

c)

One World Trade Center

d)

CN Tower

2.

Which capital city was declared a World Heritage Site in 1987 thanks to its uniquely artistic urban planning and modernist architecture?

a)

Brasilia

b)

Tehran

c)

Brussels

d)

Beijing

3.

Which character works as an architect in the American sitcom How I Met Your Mother?

a)

Barney Stinson

b)

Ted Mosby

c)

Marshall Eriksen

d)

Scooter

4.

What is the most common nickname for Eiffel Tower in Paris, France

a)

shard

b)

iron lady

c)

big pillar

d)

big "A"

5.

What is the heaviest building in the world?

a)

The Pentagon Building, Virginia

b)

One World Trade Centre, New York

c)

The Palace of Parliament, Bucharest

d)

The Imperial Palace, Beijing

6.

How many years did it take to build the Taj Mahal?

a)

22 years

b)

72 years

c)

122 years

d)

172 years

7.

The Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow was torn down by the Communist regime, who used the site the build the largest ___ in the world?

a)

Swimming pool

b)

Skate rink

c)

Chess park

d)

Golf club

8.

Which style of architecture is characterized by block, monolithic, and massive looks with large-scale use of poured concrete and rigid geometric style?

a)

Vandalism

b)

Brutalism

c)

Communism

d)

Industrialism

9.

Which one of the following is taller than Great Pyramid of Giza?

a)

Notre-Dame Basilica, Montreal

b)

Toronto City Hall, Toronto

c)

Royal Bank Building, Calgary

d)

Harbour Centre, Vancouver

10.

The Parthenon in Greece was built in dedication to which ancient god/goddess?

a)

Apollo

b)

Artemis

c)

Athena

d)

Zeus

11.

The word architecture comes from the Greek term 'arkhitekton", which literally means "chief ___"

a)

Designer

b)

Developer

c)

Creater

d)

Planner

12.

Fractal scaling is a key proponent of the traditional architecture of which region?

a)

Polynesia

b)

South Asia

c)

Sub-Saharan Africa

d)

Central America

13.

This is a blueprint for which building?

a)

St. Peter's Basilica

b)

St. Mark’s Basilica

c)

St. Paul’s Cathedral

d)

Wisconsin State Capitol

14.

This is a blueprint for which building?

a)

Taj Mahal

b)

Lenin Mausoleum

c)

Pantheon

d)

Arc de Triomphe

15.

This monument is in which city?

a)

Paris

b)

Rome

c)

Washington D.C.

d)

London

16.

Where's this building located?

a)

Macau

b)

Sydney

c)

Bangkok

d)

Milan