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   Mark Brader wrote:   
      
   > * Game 7, Round 4 - Arts - Architecture   
      
   > 1. This style emerged in Britain during the 1950s. This style of   
   > buildings emphasize the bare building materials and structural   
   > elements over decorative design. One of the best-known Toronto   
   > examples of this style is the Robarts Library at the U of T.   
      
   Brutalism   
      
   > 2. This style was prevalent in Europe from the 12th to the 16th   
   > century. The main design elements include the pointed arch,   
   > rib vault, and flying buttresses. The numerous cathedrals and   
   > churches built in this style include Notre Dame in Paris and   
   > Westminster Abbey.   
      
   Gothic   
      
   > 3. This is a late-19th- and early-20th-century style most common   
   > in the Midwestern US, though there are buildings and homes   
   > in this style in Buffalo. Its features include horizontal   
   > lines, flat or hipped roofs with broad overhanging eaves, and   
   > minimal ornaments. The style's most famous proponent was Frank   
   > Lloyd Wright.   
      
   Prairie School   
      
   > 4. This style was prevalent in Europe in the 11th and 12th   
   > centuries. It's known for round arches, ribbed vaults, thick   
   > walls, and large towers. Examples include the Tower of London.   
      
   Romanesque   
      
   > 5. This style usually refers to building designs which borrow from   
   > Greek and Roman architecture. It focuses on columns, symmetry   
   > and proportions, and the use of materials such as marble, brick,   
   > and concrete.   
      
   classical   
      
   > 7. This style was part of an inventive design movement in the US   
   > and Europe in the 1920s and '30s. These buildings use materials   
   > like stucco and terracotta, and feature geometric detailing   
   > like chevrons and pyramids. Examples include the Empire State   
   > Building, Rockefeller Center, and Maple Leaf Gardens.   
      
   art deco   
      
   > 8. This style came out of an influential German school in the   
   > early 20th century. Its buildings generally focus on simple   
   > and functional design, and their features include flat roofs   
   > and smooth facades. The world's largest collection of buildings   
   > inspired by this style is in Tel Aviv.   
      
   Bauhaus   
      
   > 10. This style is named for the New England coastal region where it   
   > is the signature style. Its elements include oak and pine   
   > framing and flooring, brick fireplaces, and clapboard or cedar   
   > shake roof and side shingles. It began in the 17th century,   
   > but returned to popularity from the 1920s to the 1950s.   
      
   Cape Cod   
      
   > * Game 7, Round 6 - History - Canadian Indigenous Peoples   
      
   > 7. Which province has the highest proportion of indigenous   
   > residents, 18.1% as of the 2021 census?   
      
   Manitoba; British Columbia   
      
   > 9. Which Prime Minister formally apologized to the survivors of   
   > the residential school system?   
      
   Mulroney; Justin Trudeau   
      
   > 10. In 1974, Ralph Steinhauer became the first indigenous person   
   > to serve as a lieutenant-governor -- for which western province?   
      
   Alberta; British Columbia   
      
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