Q 01/05

Which body of water, the largest lagoon on the US East Coast, separates the southern Outer Banks from mainland North Carolina?

A) Long Island Sound

B) Chesapeake Bay

C) Delaware Bay

D) Pamlico Sound

Answer · why

D) Pamlico Sound

Pamlico Sound is the largest lagoon on the East Coast of the United States and lies between the southern Outer Banks and the mainland.

Q 02/05

Near which Outer Banks town did the Wright brothers achieve their first successful powered flight?

A) Nags Head

B) Kill Devil Hills

C) Duck

D) Corolla

Answer · why

B) Kill Devil Hills

The historic first successful powered flight by the Wright brothers took place on December 17, 1903, at Kill Devil Hills, a small community south of K...

Q 03/05

Which Outer Banks light tower, at Buxton, is the tallest brick structure of its kind in the US?

A) Bodie Island Lighthouse

B) Cape Hatteras Lighthouse

C) Ocracoke Lighthouse

D) Currituck Beach Lighthouse

Answer · why

B) Cape Hatteras Lighthouse

At 198 feet of brick it is second in the world, and its black-and-white diagonal daymark makes it the region's most recognizable tower.

Q 04/05

In what year did settlers under John White arrive on Roanoke Island to found what became the 'Lost Colony'?

A) 1565

B) 1587

C) 1607

D) 1682

Answer · why

B) 1587

1587 marked the arrival of John White's settlers; a ship in 1590 found the colony abandoned.

Q 05/05

Which northern Outer Banks town is famously home to a herd of wild Spanish Mustang descendants?

A) Corolla

B) Duck

C) Nags Head

D) Kitty Hawk

Answer · why

A) Corolla

The northernmost beaches of the Outer Banks, particularly near Corolla, are known for their wild horses, believed to be descendants of Spanish Mustang...