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Modern Architecture trivia quiz

How well do you really know Modern Architecture? Find out in a live duel. QuizDown has over 120 Modern Architecture questions, from easy to expert, and you’re matched with a real player who gets the same seven.

Opens Monday 9 November at 06:00: get notified

What the Modern Architecture questions cover

  • High-Tech
  • California Modernism
  • International Style
  • Glass Houses
  • Brasília
  • Brazilian Modernism
  • Brutalism
  • Deconstructivism
  • Expressionism
  • Japanese Modernism
  • Monumental Modernism
  • Museum Design

Try three Modern Architecture questions

Question 1

Which American architect designed the Pennsylvania house built dramatically over a waterfall?

  1. Frank Lloyd Wright
  2. Louis Sullivan
  3. Eero Saarinen
  4. Philip Johnson
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Frank Lloyd Wright

Question 2

Which Danish architect designed the famous harbor-side performing arts venue with sail-like roof shells?

  1. Arne Jacobsen
  2. Jørn Utzon
  3. Rem Koolhaas
  4. Alvar Aalto
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Jørn Utzon

Question 3

Who designed the glass-and-metal pyramid entrance added to the Louvre in the 1980s?

  1. Richard Meier
  2. Frank Gehry
  3. I. M. Pei
  4. César Pelli
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I. M. Pei

In a real match you’d have ten seconds for each, and faster right answers score more.

How a Modern Architecture match works

  1. Seven rounds. The same seven Modern Architecture questions for you and your opponent.
  2. Ten seconds each. A right answer in two seconds scores 20; at the buzzer, 11.
  3. The last round counts double. It’s never over until it’s over.

Your Modern Architecture ranking is its own: climb it without your other topics dragging you down.