What is Maine Open Lighthouse Day?

A day when many lighthouses open to visitors

Maine Lighthouses Quiz: Portland Head, Pemaquid and Islands

Maine's jagged shoreline is guarded by dozens of lighthouses, and this Maine lighthouses quiz visits the most famous. Play an interactive set of 10 questions on Portland Head Light, Pemaquid Point and the state quarter, West Quoddy Head's stripes, Bass Harbor Head in Acadia, Nubble Light, Boon Island, Seguin Island, lighthouse keepers and Maine Open Lighthouse Day.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Oldest
Which is Maine's oldest lighthouse?
President
Which president commissioned Portland Head Light?
Quarter
Which lighthouse appears on Maine's state quarter?
Stripes
Which lighthouse has red and white candy stripes?
Acadia
Which lighthouse stands in Acadia National Park?
Nubble
Where is Nubble Light?
Tall
Which Maine lighthouse is the tallest in New England?
High
Which Maine light sits highest above the sea?
Count
Roughly how many lighthouses line Maine's coast?
Event
What is Maine Open Lighthouse Day?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Which is Maine's oldest lighthouse?
Answer: Portland Head Light
It was first lit in 1791.
Q2: Which president commissioned Portland Head Light?
Answer: George Washington
Congress funded it.
Q3: Which lighthouse appears on Maine's state quarter?
Answer: Pemaquid Point Light
The quarter came out in 2003.
Q4: Which lighthouse has red and white candy stripes?
Answer: West Quoddy Head
It marks the easternmost point of the US.
Q5: Which lighthouse stands in Acadia National Park?
Answer: Bass Harbor Head Light
It sits on Mount Desert Island.
Q6: Where is Nubble Light?
Answer: Cape Neddick near York
It sits on a tiny island.
Q7: Which Maine lighthouse is the tallest in New England?
Answer: Boon Island Light
It stands about 40 meters.
Q8: Which Maine light sits highest above the sea?
Answer: Seguin Island Light
Its light is about 55 meters above water.
Q9: Roughly how many lighthouses line Maine's coast?
Answer: Over 60
Many are on islands.
Q10: What is Maine Open Lighthouse Day?
Answer: A day when many lighthouses open to visitors
It is held each September.

Maine Lighthouses Quiz – Portland Head, Pemaquid and Islands

Maine's rocky coast has over 60 lighthouses. Portland Head Light, commissioned by George Washington and first lit in 1791, is the state's oldest and one of the most photographed in America.

Pemaquid Point Light appears on Maine's 2003 state quarter, and West Quoddy Head, with its red and white stripes, marks the easternmost point of the US. Bass Harbor Head Light stands in Acadia National Park, and Nubble Light sits on a tiny island off Cape Neddick.

Boon Island Light is New England's tallest, while Seguin Island Light sits highest above the sea. Each September, Maine Open Lighthouse Day lets visitors climb many towers.

What This Quiz Teaches

Travelers and history fans will enjoy these questions.

Which lighthouses are famous
How old they are
Where they stand
Which records they hold
How visitors can explore them

Did You Know?

Most Maine lighthouses are now automated.
Fog bells and horns once warned sailors.
Some lighthouses offer overnight stays.
Keepers' families often lived on remote islands.
Lobster boats pass many lighthouses daily.