Quiz  /  Chicago Architecture Quiz

  • 1. 
    Which building is famous for having survived the Great Chicago Fire of 1871?

  • The Robie House
  • The Water Tower
  • The Rookery
  • The Montauk Building

  • 2. 
    Who designed Chicago’s first skyscraper, the Home Insurance Company Building?

  • Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
  • William Le Baron Jenney
  • Daniel Burnham
  • Louis Sullivan

  • 3. 
    Architect Daniel Burnham is famous for what?

  • Designing the Art Institute of Chicago
  • Designing the first skyscraper
  • Developing the bungalow-style house
  • Writing the Plan of Chicago

  • 4. 
    The iconic Marina City, two corncoblike towers on the Chicago River, were designed by whom?

  • Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
  • Stanley Tigerman
  • Jeanne Gang
  • Bertrand Goldberg

  • 5. 
    For how many years did the Willis (formerly Sears) Tower hold the title of world’s tallest skyscraper?

  • 1
  • It is still the tallest skyscraper.
  • 10
  • 22

  • 6. 
    For which architectural style is Frank Lloyd Wright known?

  • Beaux Arts
  • International Style
  • Prairie School
  • Art Deco

  • 7. 
    Which Chicago museum’s building was built for the World’s Columbian Exposition in 1893?

  • The Chicago History Museum
  • The Field Museum
  • The Adler Planetarium
  • The Museum of Science and Industry

  • 8. 
    Which large building in downtown Chicago has statues of eight leaders of industry in front of it?

  • The Merchandise Mart
  • The John Hancock Center
  • The Chicago Board of Trade
  • Trump Tower
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