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1

Which tower is the tallest?

CN Tower, Toronto

Space Needle, Seattle

Stratosphere, Las Vegas

Willis Tower, Chicago

37% got this right

Its name "CN" originally referred to Canadian National, the railway company that built the tower.
2

What building in Rome is known for its large dome with an oculus?

Pantheon

Colosseum

Sistine Chapel

St. Peter's Basilica

Hard  33% got this right

The Pantheon is a former Roman temple and since the year 609 a Catholic church.
3

What style of architecture does the Chrysler Building represent?

Art Deco

Brutalist

Gothic

Postmodern

Hard  34% got this right

The Chrysler Building was the world's tallest building for 11 months after its completion in 1930.
4

What type of rock is the Taj Mahal built of?

Marble

Granite

Limestone

Sandstone

53% got this right

The Taj Mahal complex is believed to have been completed in its entirety in 1653.
5

Who designed the Guggenheim Museum in New York?

Frank Lloyd Wright

Eero Saarinen

Frank Gehry

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

41% got this right

The museum was established by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation in 1939 as the Museum of Non-Objective Painting.
6

Which ruler commissioned Saint Basil's Cathedral?

Ivan the Terrible

Catherine the Great

Peter the Great

Vasily the Dark

Hard  30% got this right

It was built from 1555 to 1561 on orders from Ivan the Terrible and commemorates the capture of Kazan and Astrakhan.
7

What part of the Florence Cathedral is regarded as an exceptional feat of engineering?

The dome

The bell tower

The crypt

The main portal

58% got this right

When it was designed, it was the largest dome in the world.
8

Who designed the Gateway Arch monument in St. Louis?

Eero Saarinen

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

Philip Johnson

Renzo Piano

Hard  21% got this right

The arch was built as a monument to the westward expansion of the United States.
9

Which is a traditional earth building in China's Fujian province?

Tulou

Hutong

Pagoda

Siheyuan

Hard  14% got this right

A tulou is usually a large, enclosed and fortified earth building.
10

Who designed the Sidney Opera House?

Jørn Utzon

Alvar Aalto

Le Corbusier

Oscar Niemeyer

Hard  26% got this right

Jørn Utzon was a Danish architect.
11

How could you describe the architecture of Pompidou Centre in Paris?

Inside out

Mirrored

Skewed

Upside down

52% got this right

Its structural system, mechanical systems, and circulation are exposed on the exterior of the building.
12

What Manhattan building is named after its similarity to a domestic appliance?

The Flatiron Building

The Blender Building

The Refrigerator Building

The Toaster Building

54% got this right

It was one of the tallest buildings in the city upon its 1902 completion, at 20 floors high.