City Knowledge Quest

General Knowledge · 10 questions

A friendly 10-question tour of city streets, transport networks, and landmarks. See how many your team can get.

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1. Which architect is most closely associated with the design of Barcelona’s Sagrada Família?

   1. Antoni Gaudí
   2. Oscar Niemeyer
   3. Frank Gehry
   4. Le Corbusier
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   A) Antoni Gaudí

2. In what year did London's first Underground line begin carrying passengers?

   1. 1873
   2. 1893
   3. 1863
   4. 1853
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   C) 1863

3. On what surface does Venice’s public transport vehicle called a vaporetto travel?

   1. Rail
   2. Air
   3. Road
   4. Water
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   D) Water

4. Which artist created the Art Nouveau designs associated with Paris's historic Metro entrances?

   1. Charles Rennie Mackintosh
   2. Hector Guimard
   3. Antoni Gaudí
   4. Victor Horta
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   B) Hector Guimard

5. Who drew up the 19th-century urban plan for Barcelona's Eixample district?

   1. Antoni Gaudí
   2. Ildefons Cerdà
   3. Lluís Domènech i Montaner
   4. Josep Puig i Cadafalch
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   B) Ildefons Cerdà

6. Who designed the urban plan for Brazil's capital?

   1. Oscar Niemeyer
   2. Roberto Burle Marx
   3. Lúcio Costa
   4. Ruy Ohtake
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   C) Lúcio Costa

7. What geometric pattern underlies most streets in Manhattan’s 1811 plan?

   1. Rectangular grid
   2. Concentric rings
   3. Radial star
   4. Spiral
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   A) Rectangular grid

8. In which century was Amsterdam's UNESCO-listed canal ring developed?

   1. 15th century
   2. 18th century
   3. 16th century
   4. 17th century
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   D) 17th century

9. What type of bridge are the rising central sections of London's Tower Bridge?

   1. Suspension bridge
   2. Cantilever bridge
   3. Arch bridge
   4. Bascule bridge
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   D) Bascule bridge

10. Which architect designed the distinctive roof forms of the Sydney Opera House?

    1. Eero Saarinen
    2. Jørn Utzon
    3. Frank Lloyd Wright
    4. Walter Burley Griffin
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    B) Jørn Utzon