1. 

   Why have the Lumiere “shards” in Leeds- two glass towers part-owned by the designer Philippe Starck - been mothballed?

   1. The developer failed to get planning permission for some parts

   2. Because of local opposition to their height

   3. Because it would be “commercial suicide”

2. 

   The Chrysler tower was built in what style?

   1. Perpendicular gothic

   2. Futurist

   3. Art deco

3. 

   The Gherkin is the London headquarters of which company?

   1. UBS

   2. Swiss Re

   3. Credit Suisse

4. 

   At 310 metres, which planned building will be Europe’s tallest skyscraper?

   1. The Cheesegrater in London

   2. The Shard of Glass in London

   3. The Signal Tower in Paris

5. 

   The Underwriter’s Room of the Old Lloyd’s of London headquarters, which at 100 metres long was the largest room of its kind in Europe, was famously decked out in what material?

   1. Alabaster

   2. Marble

   3. Mahogany

6. 

   The investment arm of which government has bought a 75% stake in the Chrysler building?

   1. Qatar

   2. Dubai

   3. Abu Dhabi

7. 

   New York’s 1931 Empire State was the world’s tallest building for how many years (before it was surpassed by the World Trade Center)?

   1. 41

   2. 67

   3. 29

8. 

   At over 670m high, what is the world’s tallest building?

   1. Taipei 101

   2. Burj Dubai

   3. Petronas Towers, Malaysia

9. 

   The Lloyd’s of London building, designed by Richard Rogers, stands on the site of what?

   1. The Roman Forum

   2. The old stock exchange

   3. The coffee house where the insurance market began

10. 

    Which film did the Chrysler building feature in recently?

    1. Spider-Man

    2. The Incredible Hulk

    3. Sex and the City

Solutions

1:C, 2:C, 3:C, 4:B, 5:B, 6:C, 7:A, 8:B, 9:A, 10:A

Scores

1. 3 and above.

   On the list of towering quiz performances that was down there with the bungalows

2. 5 and above.

   Fair effort

3. 10 and above.

   Well done. A towering performance