THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Sunday, August 14, 1994                TAG: 9408120295
SECTION: CAROLINA COAST           PAGE: 35   EDITION: FINAL 
SOURCE: STAFF REPORT 
                                             LENGTH: Medium:   53 lines

NO TWO LIGHTHOUSES ARE EXACTLY ALIKE ON OUTER BANKS

There's a story about the lighthouses of the Outer Banks on Pages 6 through 9. Read the story, then see how well you do on this quiz and to help identify the lighthouses pictured on this page. Each photo has a clue to help you.

Good luck.

1. Name all five lighthouses on the Outer Banks.

2. Which is the tallest lighthouse?

3. Which is the shortest lighthouse?

4. Which is the oldest lighthouse? Hint: It's also the second oldest lighthouse in the U.S.

5. Which Outer Banks lighthouse sits in the Atlantic Ocean?

6. How many steps are there to the top of the lighthouse at Corolla?

7. There's a 2,000 year old lighthouse that is still is use. It's in Spain. What is its name and height?

8. Christopher Columbus had an uncle who was a lighthouse keeper. What was his uncle's name and where was the lighthouse located? ANSWERS:

1. Currituck Beach, Bodie Island, Hatteras Island, Ocracoke Island and Diamond Shoals.

2. Hatteras Island.

3. Ocracoke Island.

4. Ocracoke Island.

5. Diamond Shoals.

6. 214 steps.

7. The Tower of Hercules is 130 feet tall.

8. Antonio Colombo worked in the lighthouse in Genoa, Italy. ILLUSTRATION: Photos

This red brick lighthouse has wild horses for neighbors.

Black and white bands were first painted on this tower in 1873.

This spiraled tower is the tallest brick lighthouse in the nation.

Built in 1823, this is the second oldest lighthouse in the nation.

KEYWORDS: OUTER BANKS LIGHTHOUSES

by CNB