Is That What That Is? Trivia Quiz

Answer: Ship's sails

The Sydney Opera House is located on Bennelong Point in Sydney. It is one of the most distinct and recognizable buildings on Earth. It opened in 1973 and was the creation of Jorn Utzon, a Danish architect. The Sydney Opera House is designed to look like a ship's sails, though some people say it looks like open clam shells.

Answer: Dancing Couple

Tancici Dum or Dancing House is located in Prague, Czech Republic on the location of a building that was bombed during World War II. The building is inspired by Baroque and Neoclassical architecture and was designed by Frank Gehry and Vlado Milunic. The building leans which gives it the appearance that it is dancing.

It is also nicknamed Fred and Ginger after the famous dancers Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers.

Answer: Armadillo

Clyde Auditorium is the former name of SEC Armadillo or 2k Armadillo. The building was designed by the firm Foster and Partners. The building was supposed to resemble the hulls of ships but it quickly became known as the Armadillo because it resemble the armor plates of the animal. SEC Armadillo is primarily an entertainment venue that hosts a number concerts and plays, as well as some sporting events.

Answer: Eyeball

L'Hemisferic is a planetarium and science complex located in Valencia, Spain. It was designed by Santiago Calatrava to resemble an eye. The eye's lids can be closed or opened and when they are open, you can see the building's "eyeball". When closed, some people say the building looks like a fish.

Answer: Chicken

Gereja Ayam is a prayer house for multiple religions located on the island of Java. It was designed by Daniel Alamsjah in 1990 in the shape of a peace dove. However, the building was never finished and it was left looking more like a chicken than a dove. Despite that, people came from all over the world to visit and pray there. It is nicknamed the Chicken Church.

Answer: Saturn

Indira Gandhi Planetarium, also called Patna Planetarium, is located in Lucknow, India and is one of the largest of its kind in Asia. The planetarium is a series of complexes with a giant round museum in the center. The museum is designed to look like the planet Saturn and has "rings" around it. The planetarium is best known for its astronomy films.

Answer: Punch card

The Phoenix Financial Center is a tower of office buildings located in midtown Phoenix. The tower is white but the windows are oddly arranged, giving it the appearance of an old fashioned punch card that workers would use to check in and out of work. It was designed by Peruvian-American architect Wenceslao Sarmiento who often designed unusually shaped buildings.

Answer: Engine

Construction on the BMW Headquarters began in 1968 and was completed in 1972 and was shown off during the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. The building resembles a four-cylinder car engine with each cylinder being one office tower of 22 floors. The building was designed by Austrian Karl Schwanzer.

Answer: Basket

The Lognaberger Company produces wicker products so it is no surprise the company's headquarters look exactly like a giant picnic basket. The company is located in a small town in Ohio so the building is often thought of as a roadside attraction in the United States, although it is a fully functioning office building.

Answer: Elephant

The Chang Building or Elephant Building is a high rise building in Bangkok's business district. The building is grey and made up of three towers and top floor that connects all the towers. It was designed by Ong-at Sattraphan and has become one of the most iconic modern buildings in all of Thailand.