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question 1

Why the dansk lighthouse Bovbjerg is painted red ?

it marks the entrance to Bovbjerg port at the left side
to distinguish it from the white churches in the surrounding
the red colour bewares of a shoal near the coast

question 2

Which ground-plan has the old lighthouse Arkona (Schinkel-tower) ?

square
six-sided
round

question 3

What was the reason to shut down lighthouse Rubjerg Knude (DK) ?

it has been redundant because of a new lighthouse
because of no money for support
a walking sand dune separated the lighthouse from the sea

question 4

Which fog (acoustic) signal sent the lighthouse Kaiserschleuse Bremerhaven ?

siren
bell
fog-horn

question 5

Where stands the lighthouse Swinemünde ?

at the east bank of the river Swine
at the west bank of the river Swine
at a river island

question 6

How many lighthouses are marking in Brunsbüttel the entrance to the channel which connects the North Sea with the Baltic Sea ?

1
2
4

question 7

Which river mouth marks lighthouse Ueckermünde ?

Uecker
Oder
Swine

question 8

The most northeast German lighthouse stands at an island, at which ?

Usedom
Greifswalder Oie
Rügen

question 9

The breakwater lighthouse Travemünde is visible in the night because of a rare attribute ?

reflecting rings
glass bricks by light in the tower body
fluorescing colour

question 10

Lighthouse Neuwerk wasn't built as a lighthouse, why else ?

military tower
observation tower
radio tower

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