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1. What distinguishes paternoster elevators from other elevators?
2. The elevator in which landmark uses a tram system which operates unlike traditional elevators?
3. The Lacerda Elevator is perhaps the busiest elevator in the world, transporting 900,000 people every month (some reports indicating over 33,000 passengers a day). Where is it?
4. The Hammetschwand Lift in Switzerland is the largest outdoor elevator in Europe, providing panoramic views of the Alps from its location where?
5. Before catastrophe struck in 2022, The AquaDom was a cylindrical aquarium, 25 meters (82 feet) tall, with an elevator running through the middle of it. It was located in the Radisson Blu hotel of what capital city?
6. Which uniquely-angled elevator travels at a 39-degree diagonal incline and decline?
7. The elevator in which of these world's tallest buildings carries passengers to the 163rd floor, covering 828 meters?
8. Which elevator in the world has the highest capacity amongst the choices?
9. The first patent for automatic electric elevator doors was granted in 1937. Before that, they had to be operated manually, either by the passenger or an elevator operator.
10. What elevator-related word was coined by General George Squier (1865-1934)?
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