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Types of Architecture
100

A word that is spelled the same forward and backward

palindrome

100
The capital of Australia

Canberra

100

What has a head, a tail, but no body

A coin

100

From German, this word describes an introductory school level. 

Kindergarten

100

This ancient architectural style is known for columns like the Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian 

Greek

200

Longest English word without a vowel

rhythms

200
The only continent without a desert.  

Europe

200

What breaks when you say it?

Silence

200

From Swahili, means "journey" and was popularized in English by "The Lion King"

safari

200

Characterized by pointed arches, ribbed vaults, and flying buttresses, this style dominated Medieval Europe. 

Gothic 

300

The word that means both "to argue" & "a type of metal" 

iron

300

The country with the most time zones

France

300

What word becomes shorter when you add two letters

Short

300

Italian musical term tells performers to gradually get louder

crescendo 

300

Known for its grand decoration, dramatic curves, and elaborate details, this style flourished in Europe during the 1600s. 

Baroque

400

Only English word to end with "mt"

dreamt

400

This European country has only 1 border despite not being an island. 

Portugal

400

What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years? 

the letter M

400

A Romance language word that results in an economic shutdown midday in Mediterranean cultures 

siesta

400

This modern style emphasizes function, clean lines, and the use of glass, steel, and concrete. 

Modernist

500

This word has 3 words within it, consecutively

therein  - - the here in

500

This nation has the most borders in Africa. 

Democratic Republic of Congo - 9: Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, Republic of Congo, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia

500

A plane crashes on the border of U.S. and Canada? Where are the survivors buried?

None

500

English borrowed this French word for a sudden, clear insight or realization. 

Epiphany

500

Post-WWII, this style favored massive forms and exposed structures that overwhelm the space. Common in Eastern Europe. 

Brutalist. 

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