Famous Buildings
Tools of the Trade
Build that Word!
Shape it Up!
Where do you live?
100

These triangle-shaped buildings were made by the ancient Egyptians.

What are the pyramids?

100

You use this to draw straight lines and measure objects.    

What is a ruler?

100

A person who designs buildings.    

What is an architect?

100

This shape has 4 equal sides.    

What is a square?


100

This kind of building has a small group of people living in and sleeping in it at night, it typically has a kitchen, bathroom, and bedrooms and one or two floors.

What is a house or home?


200

This tall tower in Paris is made of metal and shaped like a triangle.

What is the Eiffel Tower?


200

This yellow tool is used to measure long distances.    

What is a tape measure?


200

The part of a building that people walk through to go inside.    

What is a door?

200

Competition Round!

Draw something with given shapes!

200

This tall building has many floors and many people live inside it.    

What is an apartment building?


300

This white building in Washington, D.C., is the home of the U.S. president.    

What is the White House?


300

This tool helps you cut things like cardboard and paper. It has two blades joined in the middle, with handles you hold to make them cut.

What are scissors?

300

This part of a building lets you see outside.    

What is a window?


300

This 3D shape looks like a can.    

What is a cylinder?


300

This type of home is on wheels and can move from place to place.    

What is a trailer or RV?


400

This CITY has lots of tall buildings and is called “The Big Apple.”    

What is New York City?


400

Architects use this to get rid of mistakes in their drawings on paper.


What is an eraser?

400

Lightning Round!

Describe that word!

400

This shape has no corners and looks like a ball.    

What is a circle or sphere?


400

Some people live in homes made of ice in very cold places. What are they called?    

What is an igloo?


500

Competition Round!

Act out the building!

500

This soft gray material is used to build sidewalks and buildings.    

What is concrete?


500

This is the top of a building that protects you from rain.    

What is a roof?


500

Arches and domes are often made with this shape.    

What is a curve?


500

What do you call a place where birds live, high up in trees?    

What is a nest?