Famous Buildings
Vocabulary
Guess the Location
Materials
General
Final Jeopardy
100
The President of the United States lives here.
The White House
100
this place is below a house.
The basement / cellar
100
I go to the _______ to deposit money.
Bank
100
What did the 'Three Little Pigs' made their houses from?
Straw / Sticks = Wood / Bricks
100
What is an 'architect'?
Someone who designs buldings.
100
Which building, built in 1999, is the tallest structure in the city of Hat Yai?
Napalai Place
200
What is the name of the famous giant, white building in India?
The Taj Mahal
200
a space or room just below the roof of a building.
Attic
200
I go to the ______ _______ to send a package.
post office
200
Mention the main components of a skyscraper
iron - concrete
200
What is a 'skyscraper'?
A very tall building
300
This is the most famous building in New York City. King Kong has climbed on top of it.
The Empire State Building
300
To let someone use a property, car, etc. for a particular time.
To rent
300
A store where clothes are cleaned with chemicals, not with water.
Dry cleaner(s)
300
Monuments are made of..
marble - bronze
300
Mentions 5 raw materials
dirt - cotton - wood - bone - oil - water among others
400
What's the name of this building, or who lives there?
Elysée Palace - The President of France
400
All the rooms of a building that are on the same level.
Floor
400
'La Basilique' and 'Notre-Dame de Paris' are examples of _______.
Churches
400
Mention 5 metals
gold - steal - slate - iron - silver - bronce
400
What does "eco-friendly" mean?
Respectful of the environmment
500
What's the name of this tower, or what do they use it for?
Tokyo Tower - used for communications & observation purposes
500
a long narrow way in a building that has doors on either side opening into different rooms.
Corridor
500
A tall religious building in Asia with many levels, each of which has a curved roof. The word has South-Chinese roots.
Pagoda
500
A soft, greyish-white material that does not burn, used especially in the past in buildings, clothing, etc. as a protection against fire and as a form of insulation. Causes lung cancer.
Asbestos
500
How do you call a small, wooden house like this?
Log cabin
600
What's the name of this building, what is it based on, or where can you find it?
The Atomium (based on 'atoms') - to be found in Brussels - Belgium
600
A structure with a roof and no walls at the entrance of a house.
Porch
600
A store that opens suddenly and usually exists for a short amount of time, to fill an empty space temporarily.
Pop-up store
600
When trees, grown so that wood can be used for building (=timber), are cut and prepared for building, we call it: ______ .
Lumber
600
What does one need to let the smoke from a fire pass through from under a building's roof?
Chimney