ENG - Quiz

Roof Types

100

Gable end roof.

What is the synonym for pitched roof?

200

Flat roof.

What is a monopitch roof?

500

Slate

What is the roofing, which is made of clay and vulcanic ash, that has been compromised by high temperatures and high pressure?

Rafters

300

Scissors.

What truss is named after a kitchen utensil?

500

A jack rafter.

What is a shorter rafter, that connects to the hip or valley rafters?

Bricks

100

Clay

What are bricks made of?

200

108 x 228 x 54.

What are the common measurements of a single brick?

500

Mortar.

What is the material, that has to remain plastic, so the bricks doesn't crack?

Walls

200

Gypsum

What are dry walls usually made of?

500

Heavy walls.

Kanye West?

Site Work

100

Bricklayer.

What was Bjarne's profession before becoming a professor?

200

Building regulations.

What are the guidelines, which all parts of the construction have to abide by, called?

300

Architect, Engineer & Building Technician.

What is the holy trinity of a construction project?

400

Building inspector.

What is the entrepreneur's worst nightmare? (90% of the builders are Polish)

500

An erector.

What is another way of saying ''assembler'' or ''fitter''?