Architecture Quiz

Try out this Architecture quiz to test your knowledge. Architecture trivia spans ancient temples, soaring cathedrals, modern skyscrapers, and the architects and engineering feats behind them.

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Question 1 · Hard · 40 pts
If you trace a style back to 12th-century France in this fact set, which one are you following?
Question 2 · Hard · 40 pts
Which style is described as starting in France and then spreading across Europe?
Question 3 · Hard · 40 pts
Playful but precise: which famous urban disaster in this list basically forced London into a giant rebuild?
Question 4 · Hard · 40 pts
Identify the architecture style in this set that is tied specifically to 15th-century Italy.?
Question 5 · Hard · 40 pts
Which city hosted the exposition for which the Eiffel Tower served as the centerpiece?
Question 6 · Hard · 40 pts
What is the name of the house here whose dramatic claim to fame is jutting out over a waterfall?
Question 7 · Hard · 40 pts
Name the structure whose signature pairing in this set is an unreinforced concrete dome plus a central oculus.?
Question 8 · Hard · 40 pts
The Parthenon on the Athenian Acropolis was dedicated to whom?
Question 9 · Easy · 10 pts
What is the architectural term for a shallow rectangular column-like element attached to a wall?
Question 10 · Easy · 10 pts
A porch with a roof supported by columns, usually at an entrance, is called what?
Question 11 · Easy · 10 pts
What word names an arched structure used to form a ceiling or roof?
Question 12 · Easy · 10 pts
Art Deco architecture became especially prominent in which decades?
Question 13 · Easy · 10 pts
Baroque architecture flourished in Europe during which period?
Question 14 · Easy · 10 pts
In what country did the Bauhaus school operate from 1919 until 1933?
Question 15 · Easy · 10 pts
Which architectural feature is attached to a wall rather than standing free: a pilaster or a portico?

If you trace a style back to 12th-century France in this fact set, which one are you following?

Which style is described as starting in France and then spreading across Europe?

Playful but precise: which famous urban disaster in this list basically forced London into a giant rebuild?

Identify the architecture style in this set that is tied specifically to 15th-century Italy.?

Which city hosted the exposition for which the Eiffel Tower served as the centerpiece?

What is the name of the house here whose dramatic claim to fame is jutting out over a waterfall?

Name the structure whose signature pairing in this set is an unreinforced concrete dome plus a central oculus.?

The Parthenon on the Athenian Acropolis was dedicated to whom?

What is the architectural term for a shallow rectangular column-like element attached to a wall?

A porch with a roof supported by columns, usually at an entrance, is called what?

What word names an arched structure used to form a ceiling or roof?

Art Deco architecture became especially prominent in which decades?

Baroque architecture flourished in Europe during which period?

In what country did the Bauhaus school operate from 1919 until 1933?

Which architectural feature is attached to a wall rather than standing free: a pilaster or a portico?