Internet Intershmet
Famous Architects
Hits of the 90s
Weird Color Names
Weird Words That Architects Use
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Who invented the World Wide Web? Larry Page/Donald Knuth/Tim Berners-Lee/Sergey Brin
Who is Tim Berners-Lee?
100
Some of his well-known projects include the Getty Museum in Los Angeles, the Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art, and The Hague City Hall and Central Library in the Netherlands.
Who is Richard Meier?
100
Sang "I Will Always Love You"
Who is Whitney Houston?
100
Another word for white as ivory
What is Eburnean?
100
Of or in the form of a diagram.
What is Diagrammatic?
200
A human rights violation according to the United Nations.
What is disconnecting people from the internet?
200
His most notable works are the 30 St Mary Axe in London, Willis Faber and Dumas Headquarters in Ipswich, and Wembley Stadium in London.
Who is Norman Foster?
200
Popular for songs like "Rush Rush" and "Opposites Attract"
Who is Paula Abdul?
200
Another word for dark brown wood color with copper undertones
What is Wenge?
200
The arrangement of windows and doors on the elevations of a building
What is Fenestration?
300
How many dot-com domains are registered on the web each day? More than 1,000/10,000/100,000/1,000,000
100,000
300
He designed the Jewish Museum in Berlin, the Grand Canal Theatre in Dublin and the Imperial War Museum North in England.
Who is Daniel Libeskind?
300
Who sang "I saw the sign and it opened up my eyes, I saw the sign.."
Who is Ace of Base?
300
Another name for orange-tinted red color
What is Coquelicot?
300
A suite of rooms with doorways in line with each other.
What is Enfilade?
400
What does “Fi” mean in WiFi?
Nothing
400
Some of his most famous building are the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, The New York Times building in New York City, and the Shard London Bridge. Won the Pritzker Prize in 1998 and the AIA Gold Medal in 2008.
Who is Renzo Piano?
400
Made the song "Gangsta's Paradise" by Coolio ft L.V. was made popular by what movie?
What is Dangerous Minds?
400
Another name for emerald green
What is Smaragdine?
400
An artistic work in a style that imitates that of another work, artist, or period.
What is Pastiche?
500
Which country holds treatment camps for internet addicts? China/India/Russia/France
China
500
Opened his architectural firm in L.A. in 1962. Some of the architect’s most notable works include the Guggenheim in Bilbao, the Louis Vuitton Foundation, and Biomuseo Panama.
Who is Frank Gehry?
500
Masterminds behind the "Macarena"
Who is Los Del Rio?
500
Another name for flesh-colored
What is Sarcoline?
500
Intense period of design or planning activity
What is Charette?