QUIZ: Do You Know Your House Styles?

As spring buying season nears, many Americans on the hunt for deals will find themselves struggling to decipher listing descriptions.

In addition to Realtor-speak -- you know, terms like "well-apportioned" and "retro chic" -- it's important to know what you're really looking at. In the interest of educating homebuyers (and maybe giving them something to brag about at the next barbecue), we've created a quiz on some of the most well-known home styles.

From Queen Anne to prairie style, Colonial to contemporary, we run the gamut to help buyers make sense of those fuzzy, purple property listings. How many can you guess correctly? Take the quiz below:

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