Questions Of The Week January 4, 2022

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1 - Houses that are two rooms deep and two rooms wide are commonly referred to as:
a - linear plan
b - saltbox
c - compound
d - four - square
e - massed plan

2 - A detail at the corner of walls incorporating rectangular blocks of a different color and/or material and/or texture than the rest of the wall is called -
a - quoining
b - entablature
c - dentil
d - bracket
e - cornice

3 - This style features wrap-around porches, focuses on chimneys and often includes towers:
a - Tudor
b - Gothic
c - Queen Anne
d - Craftsman
e - Mission

4 - Common problems with hardwood includes all of the following except:
a - rot
b - swelling
c - delamination
d - buckling
e - efflorescence

5 - Georgian, Adam and Colonial Revival styles often focus the eye on -
a - the roof
b - quoining
c - the front door
d - the siding
e - the front porch

Bonus question - In what song and by who are the lyrics:
“I know it should be fun, but I think I should of packed my gun”

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Nice Pete!

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Great questions. I’ll take a stab

  1. D
  2. A
  3. C
  4. E
  5. C

Billy Joel . The Great Suburban Showdown

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Great questions, Peter. :slight_smile:

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1.D
2. A
3. C
4 E
5. C
Bonus Question. No idea lol

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Way to go, Peter! :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:

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Good job Peter.

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  1. d
  2. a
  3. c
  4. all - there is no except
  5. c
    Great suburban showdown - Billy joel
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Great questions. Thanks for taking the time to do these
@pgiannino

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@bhull1
Hey where’s Bert. He was going to jump in.

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Did Bert win?

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#1. E
#2. A
#3. C
#4. C
#5. A

Bonus Question: (don’t really know, just goin with what the rest have said. lol.)
Song- The Great Suburban Showdown , Who- Billy Joel

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Thanks for the Questions Peter. Sorry I’m late to the show, I’ve been out.

I’m not holding back, so check this out. :sweat_smile: :man_shrugging:

  1. D a foursquare (aka Box) type house is usually quartered; two rooms deep by two rooms wide on both floors. More of a cube than a square, in my opinion.

  2. A Quoining is corner detailing with contrasting blocks. From the French “Quoin” meaning corner.

  3. C Queen Ann Style homes are asymmetrical and feature wrap-around porches and towers and intersecting gables, often with decorative elements

  4. E wood products can exhibit a variety of water-related failures such as rot, swelling, delamination, cracking splitting, staining, growing mold, but efflorescence is seen on brick, concrete block, pavers, cement, lime, sand, clay, stone, etc.

  5. C These styles are symmetric with the front door centered and prominent.

Bonus The Irish Billy Joelle - YouTube

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Brian Cawhern your the winner!!
Congrats !!!

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Congratulations, Brian Cawhern! :+1:

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Good job Brian.

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Congrats, Brian. :slight_smile:

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Thanks everyone. Great job Peter, that was fun.

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Congratulations Brian!

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Great job Brian!

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