There are three (3) rounds in this powerpoint: Round 1 (Easy), Round 2 (Moderate), Round 3 (Hard). Questions cover Theory, History, Prof. Prac., Bldg. Tech.,Planning and Bldg. Utilities.

1. QUIZBOWL
NATIONAL ARCHITECTURE WEEK2017

2. GUIDELINES
All participating groups shall be composed of two (2) members from each sections.
There will be three (3) rounds in the competition: Round 1 (Easy), Round 2 (Moderate), Round 3
(Hard).
Questions will cover Theory, History, Prof. Prac., Bldg. Tech.,Planning and Bldg. Utilities.
On Round 1, 25 multiple choice type questions will be asked and each question is ought to be
answered within 15 seconds. Each correct answer is equivalent to 1 point.
On Round 2, 15 identification type questions will be asked and each question is ought to be
answered within 30 seconds. Each correct answer is equivalent to 3 points.
On Round 3, 15 random questions will be asked and each question is ought to be answered
within 60 seconds. Each correct answer is equivalent to 5 points.
The competition is only good for two (2) hours.
A tie breaker round will be done if ever there will be two teams with the same score. First team
to answer the question correctly will be hailed as the champion.

3. ROUND 1

4. Who is this well-known architect describes one of his
project as Turning Torso. He is one of the greatest
architect, sculptor and structural engineer in Spain. His
work includes Puente del Alamillo and Ciutat des les arts.
A. Oscar Niemeyer
B. Alvar Aalto
C. Santiago Calatrava
D. Antonio Gaudi

5. C. Santiago Calatrava

6. Under rule vii of the 2004 revised irr of the 1977
NBCP,what is the meaning of the acronym BHL?
A. Basic height limit
B. Bulk And Height Limit
C. Building Height Limit
D. Bulk And Heft Limit

7. C. Building Height Limit

8. Romanesque Architecture Is Also Known As:
A. Norman Architecture
B. Early English Architecture
C. Neoclassical Architecture
D. Post-modern Architecture

9. A. Norman Architecture

10. In what group of occupancy does the institutional
belongs?
A. Group A
B. Group B
C. Group C
D. Group D

11. D. Group D

12. An Underground Tank Reservoir To Store Water
A. overhead Tank
B. flood Valve
C. cistern
D. below Grade Tank

13. C. cistern

14. What is the vernacular term for “CEMENT TILES”?
A. Ladrilyo
B. Baldosa
C. Dutsha
D. Tabika

15. B. Baldosa

16. The sacred enclosure found in the highest part of a
Greek city is called:
A. Corps De Logis
B. Peribolas
C. Acropolis
D. Pteroma

17. C. Acropolis

18. a _________ is a _________ which extends vertically from
lowest portion of the wall which adjoins two living units upto a
minimum height of 0.30 meters above the highest portion of
the roof and extends horizontally 0.30 meters beyond the
outermost edge of the abutting living units.
A. Partywall;block
B. Firewall;lotline
C. Blotline Wall; Block
D. Firewall; Fireblock

19. D. Firewall; Fireblock

20. What material was used in the Ancient Egyptian houses,
that were collected from the Nile River. It was placed in
molds and left to dry in the hot sun to harden for use in
construction.
A. Limestone
B. Bricks
C. Stones
D. Mud

21. D. Mud

22. Under sec.302.4 of the 2004 revised implementing rules
and regulations (IRR) of the 1997 national building code of
the philippines (NBCP),otherwise known as presidential
decree)which of the following is not considered an
architectural plan /drawing?
A.Floor plans
B.Structural plans
C.Redlected ceiling plan
D.Schedule of finishes

23. B. Structural plans

24. A prehistoric burial mound is called?
A. Tumulus
B. Horus
C. Fillet
D. Dolmen

25. A. Tumulus

26. It is the art and science of arranging and organizing the
external physical environment to accommodate and
support a variety of human behavior.
A. Site analysis
B. Site planning
C. Site selection
D. Site orientation

27. B. Site planning

28. the high altar is covered above by a canopy called____?
A. Baldachino
B. Ambo
C. Carpet
D. Confession

29. A. Baldachino

30. Architectural programming is one of the architect’s
services that falls under;
A. Design
B. Design-build
C. Pre-design
D. Specialized services

31. C. Pre-design

32. Acknowledged as the oldest continually inhabited
city in the world?
A. Babylon
B. Eridu
C. Damascus
D. Athens

33. C. Damascus

34. It is a group of people living in the same place
with the same privileges under the same rules.
A. Neighborhood
B. Community
C. District
D. Edges

35. C. District

36. Which architectural style popularized the use of
synthetic building materials such as glass,plastic,
and steel?
A. Art deco
B. Industrial revolution
C. Art nouveau
D. Postmodernism

37. A. Art deco

38. A wall jointly used by two parties under easement
agreement?
A. Fire block
B. Party wall
C. Shear wall
D. Exterior wall

39. B. Party wall

40. A UNIT OF MECHANICAL POWER IS HORSEPOWER.
WHAT IS ELECTRICAL POWER?
A) VOLT-AMPERE
B) AMPERE
C) WATT
D) BOTH A & b

41. C. WATT

42. A class of rock composed silica grains. Colors
include gray,buff, light brown, and red.
A. Limestone
B. Sandstone
C. Granite
D. Marble

43. B. Sandstone

44. “Less is a bore”.Who said this in response to mies
van der rohe’s famous dictum”less is more”?
A. Robert A.M Stern
B. Robert Venturi
C. Peter Eisnman
D. Charles Willard Moore

45. B. Robert Venturi

46. The imaginary line in a topographic survey that
connects all points with equal elevation is known
as ___?
A. Topography
B. Contour
C. Interval
D. Benchmark

47. B. Contour

48. If structure is judged under the condition either to
be no longer useful for its intended function or to
unsafe, it has reached it _____?
A. Limit state
B. Rupture state
C. Ultimate strength
D. Fracture state

49. A. Limit state

50. Is the instructions that supplements or modify
drawings, specs. & general conditions of the
contract.
A. Special Provisions
B. Supplementary Specs
C. Drawings
D. Specifications

51. A. Special Provisions

52. The filipino term for floor joist:
A. Suelo
B. Guililan
C. Soleras
D. Sepo

53. C. Soleras

55. ROUND 2

56. A hard, brittle inorganic substance, ordinarily
transparent or translucent; produced by melting a
mixture of silica, a flux and stabilizer.

57. GLASS

58. Standing stones usually capped with
horizontal slabs?

59. Dolmen

60. A reinforced masonry or reinforced concrete
separator with the appropriate fire-resistive rating
and which shall be positioned between dwelling
units or between buildings and structures to
maintain the fire integrity of each building or
structure?

61. Firewall

62. The style emerging in western europe in the early
11th century, based on roman and byzantine
elements characterized by massive articulated
wall structures, round arches , and powerful
vaults, and lasting until the advent of gothic
architecture.

63. ROMANESQUE

64. A complete record of test of materials and of
concrete shall be available for inspection during
the progress of work and _ years after
completion of the project and shall be preserved
by the inspecting engineer or architect for that
purpose (NSCP403.20)

65. 2 years

66. What capital order was used in the
Parthenon?

67. DORIC

68. Designed to regulate land use, to ban
industry and commerce from residential
areas and to separate different types of
living units.

69. ZONING

70. The prayer tower from the saracenic
architecture;

71. Minaret

72. Written or printed description of work to be
done describing qualities of material and
mode of construction.

73. SPECIFICATIONS

74. What is the principal material for the
byzantine architecture?

75. Marble

76. These are horizontal glazed opening in a roof to
allow daylight to enter an interior space from
above. Glazing may be of acrylic or polycarbonate
plastic or of wired, laminated, heat strengthened,
or fully tempered glass.

77. Skylights

78. A windowed wall that rises above the roof of
adjacent walls that admit light into the
interior.

79. Clerestory

80. A structural member spanning from truss
to truss or supporting a rafter.

81. Purlins

82. American architect of Chinese origin. His firm
is one of the largest architectural firms in the
US.buildings he designed included the
Hancock Tower,Boston; bank of
china,hongkong;and the Pyramid at the
Louvre,Paris.

83. IM Pei/ Eioh Ming Pei

84. Under what classification of occupancy does
home for the aged fall?

85. Institutional

87. ROUND 3

88. Urban planner and designer famous for
his words “make no little plans,they have
no magic to stir men’s blood”?

89. Daniel Burnham

90. It is also known as electric panel or load
center?

91. Panelboard

92. A wood panel product made by bonding
veneers together under heat and pressure,
usually at right angles to each other.

93. Plywood

94. The space reserved for the bishop at the
end of the church?

95. Apse

96. A german design school founded in Weimar
in 1906 it became the most important and
influential design school of 20th century.

97. Bauhaus

98. The main reasons of paint failure after application on
surface are the applicator and improper treatment of
surface. What do you call this kind of application defect
where progressive powdering of the paint film on the
painted surface. The primary reason for the problem is
polymer degradation of the paint matrix due to exposure
of UV radiation in sunshine and condensation from dew.

99. Chalking

100. WHAT ARE THE 2 CHARACTERS OF
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE?

101. SOBER AND DIGNIFIED

102. The only surviving structure of the 1945
war in Intramuros is the ____?

103. San Agustin Church

104. One of a series of parallel beams of timber,
reinforced concrete, or steel used to support
floor and ceiling loads, and supported in turn
by larger beams, girders or bearing walls; the
widest dimension is vertically oriented.

105. Floor Joist

106. The tomb beneath a church.

107. Crypt

108. An admixtures which is used to speed up the
initial set of concrete. Such a material maybe
added to the mix to increase the rate of early-
strength development for several reasons.

109. Accelerators

110. It refers to technologies or design features used
to cool buildings without power consumption. By
this method it attempts to slow heat transfer into
a building and remove unwanted heat from a
building.

111. Passive Cooling

112. It is also known as Tahanang Pilipino. A government
building located in the Cultural Center of the
Philippines Complex, in Manila, Philippines. The palace
is shaped like an octagon, while the roof is shaped like a
traditional Filipino salakot or hat.

113. The Coconut Palace

114. The filipino architect of Quadri Centineal Altar, a three
side pyramidal roof represents the 3 regions of the
Philippines namely Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao, used
to celebrate world youth day.

115. Francisco Mañosa

116. Is a structural framework composed of a
series of straight members so arranged and
fastened together that external loads applied
to it will cause only direct stress in the
members.

117. TRUSS

119. Tie-Breaker

120. The Architect who is known to be
the "Father of Fantastic
Architecture" ?

121. Antoni Gaudi

122. Its A movement of a point on a structure or
structural elements, usually measure as linear
displacement or succession displacement
transverse to a reference line or axis.

123. Deflection

124. The ability of a material to fix
itself and cling to an entirely
different material.

125. Adhesiveness

126. A mixture consisting of vehicles or binders, with
or without coloring pigments, adjusted and
diluted with correct amounts and types of
additives and thinners, which when applied on a
surface, forms as adherent continuous film which
provides protection, decoration, sanitation,
identification and other functional properties.

127. Paint

128. What style emerged in Constantinople as
counterpart of the roman architecture in
the east?

129. Byzantine

130. First registered architect in
the Philippines.

131. Tomas Mapua