Windows A-Z Quiz (Architecture)

A quiz about windows, from A to Z. Topics include various types of windows, the materials often used to produce windows, and some technical/scientific terms related to windows.

This quiz is not about the operating system created by Microsoft

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Last updated: January 13, 2024

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Letter	Hint	Answer
A	Soft rock used for windows during Early Middle Ages	Alabaster
B	Multi-panelled window that protrudes from the building	Bay window
C	Hangs above windows, internally	Curtains
D	Type of windows used to improve insulation	Double-glazed
E	This building has 6,514 windows and 102 storeys	Empire State Building
F	These have traditionally been made of wood	Frames
G	Transparent material	Glass
H	Type of window resembling bee cell	Hexagonal window
I	Main purpose of windows	Illumination
J	Another name for louvered window	Jalousie window
K	Gas used between panes of double-glazed windows to improve insulation	Krypton
L	Tall, narrow window with sharp arch at its top	Lancet window
M	Vertical element that forms a division between units of a window	Mullion
N	Old language the word window derives from	Norse
O	Similar to B, but it doesn't reach ground	Oriel window
P	A window often has multiple of these	Panes
Q	Hard crystalline mineral composed of silica, used to make glass	Quartz
R	Circular window found in Gothic cathedrals	Rose window
S	Type of window built into a roof structure	Skylight
T	Type of efficiency pertinent to window design	Thermal efficency
U	Special type of PVC	uPVC
V	Popular type of window covering	Venetian blinds
W	Type of window placed in the gable-end of a house and rotated 45 degrees	Witch window
X	What wood is, biologically, as something that transports water from the roots to the leaves	Xylem
Y	In stained glass window making, a 'Silver Stain' would make glass this color	Yellow
Z	German town with a Glass Queen, known for glass making	Zwiesel