World Landmark Silhouettes

Question 1

The curtain wall or cladding covers up a building's frame. What do those words mean?

Accepted Answer

Frame is to skeleton as cladding is to skin., cladding: walls on the outside of a supporting frame

Question 2

What is this structure commonly called (And for a bonus stick, what's the tower's name)?

Accepted Answer

The Palace of Westminster, The Houses of Parliament, Big Ben

Question 3

What famous city is shown here? Bonus sticks for identifying the famous structures!

Accepted Answer

London

Question 4

Why is a foundation important?

Accepted Answer

The rest of the building is built on top of the foundation., If the base of the building is weak, it will collapse.

Question 5

What is a blueprint?

Accepted Answer

A design of a building made by an architect

Question 6

Which of these landmarks is listed below?

Accepted Answer

Chichen Itza Temple

Question 7

Name this famous landmark.

Accepted Answer

Empire State Building

Question 8

Superstructure is the opposite of substructure. What part of a building is the superstructure?

Accepted Answer

The part above the ground

Question 9

A structure doesn't have to be pretty to do its job. What do form and function mean?

Accepted Answer

Form is how the structure looks; function is its purpose.

Question 10

This one is too easy. Who designed this famous landmark?

Accepted Answer

Gustave Eiffel, Maurice Koechlin, Emile Nouguier, and others, Actually, Eiffel's engineering firm did most of the work.

Question 11

How can a building be structurally sound?

Accepted Answer

It must be stable enough to withstand forces.

Question 12

What is this famous structure called?

Accepted Answer

The Parthenon

Question 13

What is this famous skyline? Bonus sticks for individual landmarks!

Accepted Answer

New York City

Question 14

Bonus Vocabulary Question: What does an architect do?

Accepted Answer

Draws blueprints of buildings, Draws buildings on a computer

Question 15

Look carefully at the buildings in this skyline. What city could this be?

Accepted Answer

Dubai

Question 16

This landmark usually has a lot more color than this. What is it?

Accepted Answer

St. Basil's Cathedral

Question 17

The Freedom Tower has a spire that extends its height to 1,776 feet. What is a spire?

Accepted Answer

A spire is the pointy tip at the top of a building.

Question 18

When in Rome, you could visit this famous structure. What is it?

Accepted Answer

The Roman Colosseum

Question 19

What does a structural engineer do?

Accepted Answer

Makes sure a building is stable and sturdy enough to stand, Works with architects, contractors, & construction workers.

Question 20

What is a column?

Accepted Answer

A strong, vertical structure that holds up a building, The load-bearing structures, like in the Parthenon

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