Why was the lighthouse moved in 1999?

Shoreline erosion threatened it

What is Jockey's Ridge known for?

The tallest living sand dune system on the US Atlantic coast

Outer Banks Quiz: Lighthouses, Wild Horses and Kitty Hawk

A thin chain of barrier islands off North Carolina holds wild horses, shipwrecks and the site of the first powered flight, and this Outer Banks quiz explores them. Play 10 interactive questions on Kitty Hawk and the Wright brothers, Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, Corolla's horses, the Graveyard of the Atlantic, Roanoke's Lost Colony, Jockey's Ridge and Blackbeard at Ocracoke.

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

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

State
Which state are the Outer Banks part of?
Flight
Where did the Wright brothers make the first powered flight?
Lighthouse
What record does Cape Hatteras Lighthouse hold?
Move
Why was the lighthouse moved in 1999?
Horses
Where do wild horses roam on the northern Outer Banks?
Graveyard
Why is the area called the Graveyard of the Atlantic?
Colony
What happened to the Roanoke colony of 1587?
Dare
Who was the first English child born in the Americas?
Dune
What is Jockey's Ridge known for?
Pirate
Which pirate was killed near Ocracoke in 1718?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Which state are the Outer Banks part of?
Answer: North Carolina
They stretch along the coast.
Q2: Where did the Wright brothers make the first powered flight?
Answer: Kill Devil Hills near Kitty Hawk
It happened on December 17, 1903.
Q3: What record does Cape Hatteras Lighthouse hold?
Answer: Tallest brick lighthouse in the US
Its black-and-white spiral is famous.
Q4: Why was the lighthouse moved in 1999?
Answer: Shoreline erosion threatened it
It was rolled inland on tracks.
Q5: Where do wild horses roam on the northern Outer Banks?
Answer: Corolla
They may descend from Spanish horses.
Q6: Why is the area called the Graveyard of the Atlantic?
Answer: Many ships wrecked there
Shoals and storms made it dangerous.
Q7: What happened to the Roanoke colony of 1587?
Answer: Its settlers vanished
It is called the Lost Colony.
Q8: Who was the first English child born in the Americas?
Answer: Virginia Dare
She was born at Roanoke.
Q9: What is Jockey's Ridge known for?
Answer: The tallest living sand dune system on the US Atlantic coast
Hang gliders practice there.
Q10: Which pirate was killed near Ocracoke in 1718?
Answer: Blackbeard
His real name was Edward Teach.

Outer Banks Quiz – Lighthouses, Wild Horses and Kitty Hawk

The Outer Banks are a long chain of barrier islands off North Carolina. On December 17, 1903, the Wright brothers made the first powered airplane flight at Kill Devil Hills near Kitty Hawk.

Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, the tallest brick lighthouse in the US, was moved about 880 meters inland in 1999 because of erosion. Offshore shoals and storms caused so many wrecks that the region is called the Graveyard of the Atlantic. Wild horses roam near Corolla.

On Roanoke Island, the 1587 colony vanished, becoming the Lost Colony; Virginia Dare, the first English child born in the Americas, was among them. Jockey's Ridge has the tallest living dunes on the US Atlantic coast, and Blackbeard died near Ocracoke in 1718.

What This Quiz Teaches

Travelers and history fans will enjoy these questions.

Where the Outer Banks are
Which history happened there
Which landmarks stand out
Which wildlife lives there
Which legends surround them

Did You Know?

Cape Hatteras became the first US national seashore.
Ferries link Hatteras and Ocracoke.
Hurricanes regularly reshape the islands.
Surfers love the Atlantic swells.
The Wright Brothers National Memorial marks the flight site.