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25 Questions

1. What contemporary British artist gained fame painting California swimming pools?

2. What Chinese born architect designed the Bank of China, Hancock Place, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?

3. How high is the obelisk of the Washington monument? 111, 333, or 555 feet?

4. What is the name of St. Louis' famous arch, the tallest national monument in the U.S. at 630 feet?

5. The 14,500 ton stone creation has miraculously not fallen over at the Piazza dei Miracoli?

6. What is the traditional winter dwelling of the Inuit people?

7. Tuscan and Composite are two classical orders of what type of architecture?

8. What is the name of the building that houses the U.S. Congress

9. What British antiquity was purchased by Robert Mcculloch for $2,460,000 and moved to Lake Havasu, Arizona?

10. What Latin name is given to an inner courtyard that is open to the sky or covered by a skylight?

11. What Seattle landmark, constructed for the 1962 World's Fair, houses the rotating SkyCity restaurant?

12. What is the architectural link that secures the apex of an arch or vaulted ceiling, used figuratively to refer to the central supporting element of a larger structure, such as a theory or an organization, without which the whole structure would collapse.?

13. Jalousie, Hopper and double hung are three types of what?

14. What was the name of the German school of architecture and design founded by Walter Gropius in 9019?

15. What name describes a Megalithic Tomb, consisting of upright stones supporting a horizontal Capstone?

16. Which architect designed the city of Brasilia?

17. Renaissance architecture emerged from which country?

18. According to the design theory put forth by Louis Sullivan, what 'follows function'?

19. In what country can you visit Angkor Wat, a Hindu temple that is the world's largest religious structure?

20. As of 2011, What is the tallest man-made structure in the world?

21. What is another name for long bench used for seating members of a church congregation?

22. What international prize is referred to as 'Architecture's Nobel' and 'The profession's highest honor?

23. What name is common to two museums designed by Frank Gehry and Frank Lloyd Wright?

24. The exterior of what 'pink palace' was featured on the cover of the eagles 'hotel California' album?

25. Who was the first female architect in California, responsible for the construction of the Hearst castle?