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Quiz about Lighthouses of North Carolina

Lighthouses of North Carolina Trivia Quiz

Lighthouses are the guardians of the oceans and the protectors of the sailors. How much do you know about the lighthouses of North Carolina?

A multiple-choice quiz by woodland_elf. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
woodland_elf

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
33,876

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
577

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Which lighthouse is not located in North Carolina? Hint

Cape Hatteras Light

Ocracoke Light

Bodie Island Light

Assateague Island Light

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Question 2 of 10

2. A floating foundation, like the ones used on the Cape Hatteras and Bodie Island Lights, actually floats on top of water.

True

False

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which lighthouse has a pattern of black and white horizontal stripes? Hint

Ocracoke Light

Currituck Light

Cape Lookout Light

Bodie Island Light

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which lighthouse has a black and white diamond pattern painted on it? Hint

Cape Hatteras Light

Cape Lookout Light

Ocracoke Light

Bodie Island Light

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which lighthouse was actually moved to a new location in 2000? Hint

Currituck Beach Light

Bodie Island Light

Ocracoke Light

Cape Hatteras Light

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Question 6 of 10

6. All lighthouses along the coast of North Carolina are still in use today for navigational purposes.

True

False

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which lighthouse has been left unpainted so that the red brick is still showing? Hint

Ocracoke Light

Currituck Beach Light

Bodie Island Light

Cape Lookout

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Question 8 of 10

8. All of the lighthouses of North Carolina have a different pattern in which the tower light flashes.

True

False

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which lighthouse was one of the first to be built in America? Hint

Ocracoke Light

Cape Lookout Light

Bodie Island Light

Cape Hatteras Light

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which lighthouse is painted completely white? Hint

Ocracoke Light

Currituck Beach Light

Bodie Island Light

Assateague Island Light

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which lighthouse is not located in North Carolina?

Answer: Assateague Island Light

2. A floating foundation, like the ones used on the Cape Hatteras and Bodie Island Lights, actually floats on top of water.

Answer: False

A floating foundation means that some of the foundation is partially submersed in water.

3. Which lighthouse has a pattern of black and white horizontal stripes?

Answer: Bodie Island Light

4. Which lighthouse has a black and white diamond pattern painted on it?

Answer: Cape Lookout Light

5. Which lighthouse was actually moved to a new location in 2000?

Answer: Cape Hatteras Light

6. All lighthouses along the coast of North Carolina are still in use today for navigational purposes.

Answer: False

7. Which lighthouse has been left unpainted so that the red brick is still showing?

Answer: Currituck Beach Light

8. All of the lighthouses of North Carolina have a different pattern in which the tower light flashes.

Answer: True

The lighthouses each have a different flash sequence. This is so that sailors can determine where they are along the coast at night. Also, the towers are all painted a different pattern from each other so that sailors can determine where they are in the daytime.

9. Which lighthouse was one of the first to be built in America?

Answer: Cape Hatteras Light

Alexander Hamilton almost lost his life to a sandbar called Diamond Shoals, which is located off of the North Carolina coast near Buxton. After he was elected into Washington, he encouraged the building of the Cape Hatteras Light, and had it erected near Buxton where his ship nearly sank years before.

10. Which lighthouse is painted completely white?

Answer: Ocracoke Light

Source: Author woodland_elf

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