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Project architect fun quiz

Total questions: 124

Worksheet time: 1hrs 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which civilization included columns in their architecture and built the Parthenon to honor Athena?
a)
Romans
b)
Muslims
c)
Greeks
d)
Chinese
2.
Which culture was known for their arches?
a)
Greeks
b)
Japanese
c)
Romans
d)
Muslims
3.
In what civilization would you find the Great Pyramid?
a)
Egypt
b)
Mesopotamia
c)
China
d)
Palestine
4.
What is this building in Rome that housed gladiator fights and important events?
a)
Colosseum
b)
Hagia Sophia
c)
Great Wall
d)
Agora
5.
The Colosseum was a prehistoric zoo.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
How were guests seated? 
a)
According to ticket price
b)
According to their neighborhood location
c)
According to the social hierarchy
d)
On a first-come-first-served basis
7.
What country is Stonehenge located?
a)
Canada
b)
Mexico
c)
Egypt
d)
England
8.
About what year did they build Stonehenge?
a)
3100 BC - 2500 BC
b)
2100 BC - 1200 BC
c)
3200 BC - 1600 BC
d)
3600 BC - 2900 BC
9.
What was the purpose of Stonehenge?
a)
Sacrificial worship
b)
Eclipse calendar
c)
Hospital
d)
Nobody knows
10.
Are the columns in the building an example of Greek architecture?
a)
Yes
b)
No
11.
What is a large rounded roof of a ceiling or ceiling that is shaped like a half of a ball?
a)
pediment
b)
dome
c)
castle
d)
house
12.
What is a triangular shape on the face of a building below the roof, above the entrance?
a)
Pyramid
b)
dome
c)
columns
d)
pediment
13.
What is a large stadium or building for sports or entertainment called?
a)
Colosseum
b)
Football field
c)
Mall
d)
house
14.
True or False.  Are both Stonehenge and Pyramid of Giza made of stone?
a)
True
b)
False
15.
True or False. Stonehenge and the Pyramid of Giza were both made by people.
a)
True
b)
False
16.

Which term is the art or practice of designing buildings, roads, bridges and more?

a)

Architecture

b)

Construction

17.

Which term is the building of something, typically buildings, roads, bridges and more?

a)

Architecture

b)

Construction

18.

You are building a new factory where shoes will be made. Which area of architecture and construction would this fall in?

a)

Residential

b)

Commercial

c)

Civil

19.

You are creating blueprints for an addition of a garage to a family's home. Which area of architecture and construction would this fall in?

a)

Residential

b)

Commercial

c)

Civil

20.

You are calculating how many beams are needed for a new overpass on I-75. Which area of architecture and construction would this fall in?

a)

Residential

b)

Commercial

c)

Civil

21.

Which pathway are jobs related to the planning of buildings or other construction projects?

a)

Construction

b)

Design & Pre-Construction

c)

Maintenance & Operations

22.

Which pathway are jobs that build and remodel homes, businesses, roads, and other structures?

a)

Construction

b)

Design & Pre-Construction

c)

Maintenance & Operations

23.

Which pathway includes a highway worker, environmental engineer, A/C Technician and Repair worker?

a)

Construction

b)

Design & Pre-Construction

c)

Maintenance & Operations

24.

Which pathway includes a builder, carpenter, building inspector, electrician, plumber and welder?

a)

Construction

b)

Design & Pre-Construction

c)

Maintenance & Operations

25.

Which pathway includes an architect, drafter, interior designer, landscape designer and civil engineer?

a)

Construction

b)

Design & Pre-Construction

c)

Maintenance & Operations

26.

T/F: The architecture & Construction career cluster is only for people who like psychical labor.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

Which subject in school will help you the most with a future career in architecture & Construction?

a)

Science

b)

Math

c)

Social Studies

d)

English / Reading

28.

T/F: There are high paying jobs in architecture & construction depending on the job, place, education and experience.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

T/F: Problem solving and critical thinking skills are important for a career in Architecture & Construction.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

Why were Inca temples stronger than Aztec temples?

a)

They had wide foundations.

b)

They were surrounded by the other city buildings.

c)

The stones fit very snugly together.

d)

They were left alone by the Spanish.

31.

What is one way that the Spanish treated Inca cities different than Aztec cities?

a)

They destroyed Aztec cities but kept some parts of Inca cities.

b)

They built Aztec cities bigger but destroyed all Inca cities.

c)

They created roads in Aztec cities and created temples in Incan cities.

d)

They built farms in Aztec cities but destroyed farms in Incan cities.

32.

Why were terraced fields important to the Incas?

a)

They allowed them adapt to their environment.

b)

They let them grow crops out of season.

c)

They let them farm in marshy areas.

d)

They created shaded areas.

33.

Why have Inca buildings survived numerous earthquakes that have destroyed modern buildings?

a)

They were built with strong foundations, wide bases, lightweight upper walls, and snugly-fitting stones.

b)

The Inca used ancient knowledge to keep the stones bound together with strong mortar.

c)

The Inca built in locations that experience taught them were not vulnerable to earth movement.

d)

The Inca buildings have been lucky; many were destroyed, but we only see the ones that remain.

34.

Other than stone, what else did Inca builders use to construct homes?

a)

Adobe

b)

Wood

c)

Mortar

d)

Bone

35.

Why were adobe huts with thatched roofs safer that stone-roofed buildings in earthquakes?

a)

The light thatched roofs would not injure people if they collapsed.

b)

The heavy thatched roofs could hold up to earthquakes.

c)

Adobe absorbed the vibrations from the earthquakes.

d)

$5 off a $45 purchase at foot locker.

36.
Sumerians built the first city over how many years ago?
a)
2000
b)
4000
c)
5000
37.
Architects main concern is this when drawing a plan?
a)
Safety
b)
Design
c)
Cost
38.
In the USA drawings are in which unit of measurement?
a)
Feet and Inches
b)
CM and Meters
c)
Digits and Span
39.
Architects plans show what?
a)
The exact size of the building
b)
What the final building will look like but not exact size
40.
Architects weld and build?
a)
True
b)
False
41.
Reading is not necessary when you are an architect. 
a)
False
b)
True
42.
In most of the world which unit of measurement is used in architecture?
a)
Inches
b)
Feet
c)
Meters
43.
Architects coordinate the other people needed to complete a building?
a)
True
b)
False
44.
Architect in Greek means what?
a)
Craftsman
b)
Planner
c)
Organizer
45.
According to the movie another name for rulers is?
a)
Architect Scale
b)
Measure
c)
Rod
46.
Which software program is used by architects?
a)
CDA
b)
ADC
c)
CAD
47.
First architects were probably which nationality?
a)
Egyptians
b)
Sumerians
c)
Iranians
48.

Which of the following best describes the architectural style of the home?

a)

Colonial

b)

French Provincial

c)

Log Cabin

d)

Townhouse

49.

Which of the following best describes the architectural style of the home?

a)

Art Deco

b)

Modern/ Contemporary

c)

Townhouse

d)

Victorian

50.

Which of the following best describes the architectural style of the home?

a)

Contemporary/ Modern

b)

Cape Cod/ Dutch

c)

Ranch

d)

Tudor

51.

Which of the following best describes the architectural style of the home?

a)

Farmhouse

b)

Log Cabin

c)

Ranch

d)

Victorian

52.

Which of the following best describes the architectural style of the home?

a)

Craftsman

b)

Cape Cod/ Dutch

c)

Mediterranean/ Spanish

d)

Pueblo Revival

53.

Which of the following best describes the architectural style of the home?

a)

Contemporary/ Modern

b)

Art Deco

c)

Farmhouse

d)

Townhouse

54.

Which of the following best describes the architectural style of the home?

a)

Ranch

b)

Farmhouse

c)

Colonial

d)

Crafsman

55.

Which of the following best describes the architectural style of the home?

a)

Cape Cod/ Dutch

b)

Crafsman

c)

Neoclassical/ Greek Revival

d)

Victorian

56.

Which of the following best describes the architectural style of the home?

a)

Crafsman

b)

Neoclassical/ Greek Revival

c)

French Provincial

d)

Victorian

57.

Which of the following best describes the architectural style of the home?

a)

Craftsman

b)

Townhouse

c)

Log Cabin

d)

Colonial

58.

Which of the following best describes the architectural style of the home?

a)

Log Cabin

b)

Townhouse

c)

Art Deco

d)

Mediterranean/ Spanish

59.

Which of the following best describes the architectural style of the home?

a)

Pueblo Revival

b)

Neoclassical / Greek Revival

c)

Victorian

d)

Ranch

60.

Which of the following best describes the architectural style of the home?

a)

Tudor

b)

French Provinvial

c)

Farmhouse

d)

Victorian

61.
a)

Mediterranean/ Spanish

b)

Pueblo Revival

c)

French Provincial

d)

Colonial

62.

Which of the following best describes the architectural style of the home?

a)

Townhouse

b)

Ranch

c)

Farmhouse

d)

Cap Cod/ Dutch

63.

What is this type of Greek column?

a)

Doric

b)

Ionic

c)

Corinthian

64.

What is this type of Greek column?

a)

Doric

b)

Ionic

c)

Corinthian

65.

What is this type of Greek column?

a)

Doric

b)

Ionic

c)

Corinthian

66.

What is this building called?

a)

Pantheon

b)

Coliseum

c)

Theatre

d)

Cathedral

67.

What is this Ancient structure?

a)

Parthenon

b)

Corinthian

c)

Coliseum

d)

temple

68.

The Goddess from Ancient Greek mythology who the city of Athens is named for. She is goddess of wisdom, courage, inspiration, civilization, law and justice, strategic warfare, mathematics, strength, strategy, the arts, crafts, and skill.

a)

Hera

b)

Artimis

c)

Athena

d)

Helafernes

69.

This stone is the top of an arch.

a)

key stone

b)

Athena

c)

Parthenon

d)

Pantheon

70.

A place of worship. During Ancient Greece times, they built these to worship different Gods.

a)

Athena

b)

temples

c)

coliseum

d)

Oculus

71.

He guided the dead across the river Styx.

a)

Hera

b)

Helios

c)

Charon

d)

Cerberus

72.

The name of the 3 headed dog in Ancient Greek mythology.

a)

Charon

b)

Cerberus

c)

Coliseum

d)

Oculus

73.

This is the place that gladiators fought.

a)

Parthenon

b)

Pantheon

c)

Oculus

d)

coliseum

74.

The whole in the top of a dome.

a)

Oculus

b)

eye

c)

key stone

d)

Ionic

75.

Where is this building?

a)

Athens

b)

Cyprus

c)

Egypt

d)

Prague

76.

What is the height of 'The Gherkin' in London?

a)

170m

b)

180m

c)

190m

d)

200m

e)

210m

77.

How many people visited Westminster Abbey in 2017?

a)

13,903,000

b)

183,000

c)

1,547,000

d)

1,780,000

78.

Where is the Colosseum in Italy?

a)

The north of Italy

b)

The centre of Italy

c)

The south of Italy

79.

How large is the forbidden city in China?

a)

20 hectares

b)

37 hectares

c)

72 hectares

d)

193 hectares

80.

How many spires are on the Sagrada Familia?

a)

12

b)

14

c)

16

d)

18

81.

How many paintings are in the Louvre?

a)

4,250

b)

4,875

c)

5,500

d)

6,250

82.

How many glass panels are on the roof of the Great Court in the British Museum?

a)

1849

b)

337

c)

5783

d)

3312

83.

How many domes are there on the Taj Mahal?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

7

84.

How old is London's clock tower?

a)

135 yrs

b)

112 yrs

c)

239 yrs

d)

157 yrs

85.
Which bridge spans the valley of the River Tarn in southern France?
a)
Ponte Vecchio
b)
Great Belt Bridge
c)
The Millau Viaduct
d)
Golden Gate Bridge
86.
Which Florence bridge survived World War II due to an express order from Hitler?
a)
Charles Bridge
b)
Ponte Vecchio
c)
Rialto Bridge
d)
Tower Bridge
87.
This monstrous Japanese bridge spans a dangerous waterway that often experiences severe storms
a)
Chengyang Bridge
b)
Tsing Ma Bridge
c)
Khaju Bridge
d)
Akashi Kaikyō Bridge
88.
This Italian stone bridge is known to tourists as a symbol of undying love
a)
Rialto Bridge
b)
Ponte Vecchio
c)
Brooklyn Bridge
d)
Charles Bridge
89.
Which bridge, connecting two boroughs of New York, was opened in 1883?
a)
Tower Bridge
b)
Rialto Bridge
c)
Brooklyn Bridge
d)
Golden Gate Bridge
90.
Completed in 1998, it has the longest central span of any suspension bridge in the world
a)
Golden Gate Bridge
b)
Akashi Kaikyō Bridge
c)
Great Belt Bridge
d)
The Millau Viaduct
91.
Frommer's describes it as the most photographed bridge in the world
a)
Golden Gate Bridge
b)
Brooklyn Bridge
c)
Tower Bridge
d)
Sydney Harbour Bridge
92.
Which bridge spans the strait between San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean?
a)
Great Belt Bridge
b)
Golden Gate Bridge
c)
Brooklyn Bridge
d)
Charles Bridge
93.
This Australian bridge carries pedestrians, cyclists, trains and cars
a)
Sydney Harbour Bridge
b)
Rialto Bridge
c)
Great Belt Bridge
d)
Tower Bridge
94.
Which bridge is nicknamed "The Coathanger" because of its arch-based design?
a)
Great Belt Bridge
b)
Golden Gate Bridge
c)
Sydney Harbour Bridge
d)
Chengyang Bridge
95.
Which bridge is a landmark of London, England?
a)
Great Belt Bridge
b)
Tower Bridge
c)
Charles Bridge
d)
Rialto Bridge
96.
Which bridge spans the Zayandeh River in Iran?
a)
Rialto Bridge
b)
Khaju Bridge
c)
Chengyang Bridge
d)
Tsing Ma Bridge
97.
Which bridge is considered one of the finest examples of Persian architecture?
a)
Chengyang Bridge
b)
Khaju Bridge
c)
Charles Bridge
d)
Rialto Bridge
98.
Which bridge, completed in 1912, is held together with dovetailed wood?
a)
Chengyang Bridge
b)
Khaju Bridge
c)
Tsing Ma Bridge
d)
Akashi Kaikyō Bridge
99.
Which bridge is the tallest in the world?
a)
The Millau Viaduct
b)
Akashi Kaikyō Bridge
c)
Brooklyn Bridge
d)
Golden Gate Bridge
100.
Which Italian stone bridge was completed in 1591, after several major collapses?
a)
Tower Bridge
b)
Ponte Vecchio
c)
Rialto Bridge
d)
Charles Bridge
101.
Which bridge has a name that means "wind and rain"?
a)
Akashi Kaikyō Bridge
b)
Chengyang Bridge
c)
Tsing Ma Bridge
d)
Ponte Vecchio
102.
This stone bridge spans the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy
a)
Tower Bridge
b)
Rialto Bridge
c)
Ponte Vecchio
d)
Great Belt Bridge
103.
This bridge is often featured in wide shots of the New York City skyline in television and film
a)
Great Belt Bridge
b)
Brooklyn Bridge
c)
Tower Bridge
d)
Brooklyn Bridge
104.
Which river is spanned by Tower Bridge in London, England?
a)
the River Fleet
b)
the River Thames
c)
the River Tyne
d)
the River Avon
105.
Which bridge spans the valley of the River Tarn in southern France?
a)
Ponte Vecchio
b)
Great Belt Bridge
c)
The Millau Viaduct
d)
Golden Gate Bridge
106.
Which Florence bridge survived World War II due to an express order from Hitler?
a)
Charles Bridge
b)
Ponte Vecchio
c)
Rialto Bridge
d)
Tower Bridge
107.
This monstrous Japanese bridge spans a dangerous waterway that often experiences severe storms
a)
Chengyang Bridge
b)
Tsing Ma Bridge
c)
Khaju Bridge
d)
Akashi Kaikyō Bridge
108.
This Italian stone bridge is known to tourists as a symbol of undying love
a)
Rialto Bridge
b)
Ponte Vecchio
c)
Brooklyn Bridge
d)
Charles Bridge
109.
Which bridge, connecting two boroughs of New York, was opened in 1883?
a)
Tower Bridge
b)
Rialto Bridge
c)
Brooklyn Bridge
d)
Golden Gate Bridge
110.
Completed in 1998, it has the longest central span of any suspension bridge in the world
a)
Golden Gate Bridge
b)
Akashi Kaikyō Bridge
c)
Great Belt Bridge
d)
The Millau Viaduct
111.
Frommer's describes it as the most photographed bridge in the world
a)
Golden Gate Bridge
b)
Brooklyn Bridge
c)
Tower Bridge
d)
Sydney Harbour Bridge
112.
Which bridge spans the strait between San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean?
a)
Great Belt Bridge
b)
Golden Gate Bridge
c)
Brooklyn Bridge
d)
Charles Bridge
113.
This Australian bridge carries pedestrians, cyclists, trains and cars
a)
Sydney Harbour Bridge
b)
Rialto Bridge
c)
Great Belt Bridge
d)
Tower Bridge
114.
Which bridge is nicknamed "The Coathanger" because of its arch-based design?
a)
Great Belt Bridge
b)
Golden Gate Bridge
c)
Sydney Harbour Bridge
d)
Chengyang Bridge
115.
Which bridge is a landmark of London, England?
a)
Great Belt Bridge
b)
Tower Bridge
c)
Charles Bridge
d)
Rialto Bridge
116.
Which bridge spans the Zayandeh River in Iran?
a)
Rialto Bridge
b)
Khaju Bridge
c)
Chengyang Bridge
d)
Tsing Ma Bridge
117.
Which bridge is considered one of the finest examples of Persian architecture?
a)
Chengyang Bridge
b)
Khaju Bridge
c)
Charles Bridge
d)
Rialto Bridge
118.
Which bridge, completed in 1912, is held together with dovetailed wood?
a)
Chengyang Bridge
b)
Khaju Bridge
c)
Tsing Ma Bridge
d)
Akashi Kaikyō Bridge
119.
Which bridge is the tallest in the world?
a)
The Millau Viaduct
b)
Akashi Kaikyō Bridge
c)
Brooklyn Bridge
d)
Golden Gate Bridge
120.
Which Italian stone bridge was completed in 1591, after several major collapses?
a)
Tower Bridge
b)
Ponte Vecchio
c)
Rialto Bridge
d)
Charles Bridge
121.
Which bridge has a name that means "wind and rain"?
a)
Akashi Kaikyō Bridge
b)
Chengyang Bridge
c)
Tsing Ma Bridge
d)
Ponte Vecchio
122.
This stone bridge spans the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy
a)
Tower Bridge
b)
Rialto Bridge
c)
Ponte Vecchio
d)
Great Belt Bridge
123.
This bridge is often featured in wide shots of the New York City skyline in television and film
a)
Great Belt Bridge
b)
Brooklyn Bridge
c)
Tower Bridge
d)
Brooklyn Bridge
124.
Which river is spanned by Tower Bridge in London, England?
a)
the River Fleet
b)
the River Thames
c)
the River Tyne
d)
the River Avon