Some sample questions from this category:
* Which lighthouse is not located in North Carolina?
* Which lighthouse has a pattern of black and white horizontal stripes?
* Which lighthouse has a black and white diamond pattern painted on it?
* Which lighthouse was actually moved to a new location recently?
* Which lighthouse was one of the first to be built in America?
* Which lighthouse is painted completely white?
* The first known lighthouse was the Pharos, which is one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Where was this lighthouse located..?
* In colonial America, ship owners had to pay a fee (toll) when the ship passed by a lighthouse on its way into or out of a port. This fee was based upon..?
* On August 7th 1789, the First Congress federalized colonial lighthouses. This was the beginning of the U.S. Lighthouse Service. In 1939, President Franklin Roosevelt combined the Lighthouse Service with which one of the following..?
* In 1822, this invention was probably the most important discovery in lighting technology. It is the...?
* What was the nickname given to a lighthouse keeper before the days of electricity ?
* The most expensive lighthouse built in America is St. George Reef, Crescent City, CA. How much did it cost to build?
* What is the most common material used to build lighthouses?
* Many separate hand-ground crystal prisms fitted into a metal frame proved to be the best way to provide better illumination. What is this called?
* Where would you find the oldest existing lighthouse in America?
* What is the name of the room where the optic is located?
* What is a person who mans the lighthouse called?
* Which U.S. state has more lighthouses than any other?
* What replaced whale oil used with solid wicks as the source of light?
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