Question | Answer | % Correct |
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Which of these is the largest pyramid in the Americas? | Tlachihualtepetl | 65%
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Which cathedral was completed last (not including restorations)? | Cologne | 53%
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Which one of these symbols, all used on buildings (among other uses), was the most widespread before modern times? | Swastika | 53%
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Which civilisation didn't build ziggurats? | Urartu | 51%
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What was the original purpose of the architectural ornament known as a mascaron? | Frighten away evil spirits | 47%
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Which Chinese dynasty was the last to work on the Great Wall? | Ming | 40%
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The towers of Angkor Wat are supposed to represent what? | Mountain peaks | 33%
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Why do traditional Chinese buildings have multiple dougong? | To withstand earthquakes | 26%
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What was the probable purpose of the Inca site of Moray? | Farming | 23%
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Which of these is the world's largest castle (by land area)? | Malbork | 23%
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Which building, destroyed in WWII, was not later rebuilt? | Auberge d'Auvergne (Valletta) | 12%
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Philadelphia City Hall was designed in which architectural style? | Second Empire | 12%
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Which of these was the world's tallest building in 1928? | Woolworth Building | 9%
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Which type of building/structure is the oldest? | Longhouse | 7%
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Which library was said to contain, at most, around 200,000 scrolls? | Library of Pergamum | 2%
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