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100

This Scotsman, noted for endowing the arts, literacy, and education, amassed a fortune but died a pauper.

Who is Andrew Carnagie?

100

This principal has sold paint, delivered newspapers, worked in construction and building maintenance prior to becoming an architect.

Who is Tim Black?

100

The patron saint most associated with Christmas, Saint Nicholas, was originally from this country, far from the North Pole.

What is Turkey?

100

This is an unenclosed exit access component that defines and provides a path of egress.

What is an aisle?

100

What year did the original Tacoma Narrows Bridge, otherwise known as "Galloping Gertie," open for operation?

When was 1940?

200

Charles Rennie MacKintosh, known for the Glascow School of Art, was a skilled artist in this medium, himself.

What is watercolor?

200

This principal used to live in Seattle's Bryn Mawr-Skyway neighborhood, in one of the last unincorporated areas in Metro Seattle.

Who is Matt Laase?

200

Before Christmas was officially celebrated in 336 AD, the December holidays typically celebrated this celestial event.

What is the winter solstice? 

(And the return of longer days).

200

Any structure utilized or intended for supporting or sheltering any occupancy.

What is a building?

200

The walkways of the Grand Hyatt hotel in this city collapsed during a tea dance in 1981. Redesign of the supporting rods during construction was pinpointed as the cause.

What is Kansas City, Missouri?

300

Architect James Craig designed the New Town of this Scottish city.

What is Edinburgh?

300

This principal's parents were both engineers.

Who is Katerina Prochaska?

300

Yule sacrifices amongst pagan Germanic tribes is marked by this in modern Christmas celebrations?

What is gift-giving?

300

A prefabricated engineered wood product consisting of not less than three layers of solid-sawn lumber or structural composite lumber where the adjacent layers are cross oriented and bonded with structural adhesive to form a solid wood element.

What is CLT or Cross Laminated Timber?

300

This building was nicknamed the "Plywood Palace," as the material was used to replace failing window units that fell onto the city streets of Boston.

What is the John Hancock Building?

400

The road that runs across the this famous bridge is not Scotland's fifth road.

What is the Forth Road Bridge?

400

Colin Powell's secretary used to be this Principal's babysitter.

Who is Tim Black?

400

Having nothing to do with pugilism, what is Boxing Day?

The feast of St. Stephen, celebrated by charitable giving (alms boxes). 

400

The product of the nominal strength of a structural element and a resistance factor. 

What is design strength?

400

The roof of Kemper Arena in this city collapsed during a heavy storm. The roof was designed to slowly discharge rainwater to avoid swamping the adjacent area known as West Bottoms.

What is Kansas City?

500

Zaha Hadid designed this Glasgow museum, also known as the Glasgow Transportation Museum, on the banks of the River Clyde.

What is the Riverside Museum?

500

This principal has guinea pigs in their yard during the summer.

Who is Robin Murphy?

500

What is the proper name for the ornament at the top of a Christmas tree?

What is finial or finial d'arbre?

500

That portion of a means of egress system between the exit access and the exit discharge or public way.

What is an exit?

500

This building suffered major structural damage during a terrorist attack and subsequent battle with police Christmas, 1988.

What is Nakatomi Plaza?

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