Building Nicknames

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1. What is the endearing nickname given to the glass dome on the Reichstag building in Berlin? the glass onion the UFOrb the disco ball the cheese cover

2. What is the unflattering nickname which was immediately adopted for the CCTV media building in Beijing? hemorrhoid toilet seat bare bottom sprouting wart

3. Rome's monument to Vittorio Emanuele II, near the forum, has been the object of much ridicule. Which of the following is NOT a nickname attributed to this edifice? the wedding cake the accordion the typewriter false teeth

4. In Paris the George Pompidou Center is a modern landmark. What nickname stuck with the Parisians for this colorful building with ductwork and wiring on the outside? firehouse 4 the spaghetti rainbow the cruise liner the prism

5. The Guggenheim museum in Bilbao, Spain is a marvelous Frank Gehry creation, and has failed thus far to have a single nickname stick. One appealing nickname proposed makes reference to the layers of apparent peeling metal, evoking the term "the silver _________". Answer: (vegetable)

6. The Casa Mila, Antonio Gaudi's noteworthy Barcelona building known for its paucity of straight lines, is better known as: serpentine house the brown grotto Medusa's crown the quarry

7. London is undergoing a skyline transformation with a conglomeration of architectural oddities, allegedly to compensate for the impression that the buildings in central London had been boring. Which of the following is not a nickname for current or proposed contributions to this architectural menagerie? the glass testicle the can of ham the cheesegrater the milk jug

8. The Sydney opera house is another famous structure without a nickname, although most people think of sails, and "drowning nuns" has been proposed, because of the resemblance to nun's habits. The nearby harbor bridge, however, does have a nickname. It is commonly known as the ? briggle metal mangle coathanger shark's tail

9. We all know Beijing's bird's nest stadium, but the Beijing National Center for the Performing Arts has been tapped the "big duck egg". True False

10. The General Electric building in New York City has appropriately been nicknamed what? the domino the slab the soapstone the crackerjack box