History Quiz: Buildings - Statistics

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Question Answer % Correct
Which cathedral was completed last (not including restorations)? Cologne
65%
Which one of these symbols, all used on buildings (among other uses), was the most widespread before modern times? Swastika
65%
Which of these is the largest pyramid in the Americas? Tlachihualtepetl
65%
What was the probable purpose of the Inca site of Moray? Farming
47%
Which civilisation didn't build ziggurats? Urartu
41%
The towers of Angkor Wat are supposed to represent what? Mountain peaks
35%
Why do traditional Chinese buildings have multiple dougong? To withstand earthquakes
35%
What was the original purpose of the architectural ornament known as a mascaron? Frighten away evil spirits
29%
Which Chinese dynasty was the last to work on the Great Wall? Ming
29%
Which type of building/structure is the oldest? Longhouse
24%
Which building, destroyed in WWII, was not later rebuilt? Auberge d'Auvergne (Valletta)
18%
Which of these is the world's largest castle (by land area)? Malbork
12%
Which of these was the world's tallest building in 1928? Woolworth Building
12%
Philadelphia City Hall was designed in which architectural style? Second Empire
6%
Which library was said to contain, at most, around 200,000 scrolls? Library of Pergamum
0%
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