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question 1

Leading lights normally consist of a front light and a rear light. Which light is closer to the water ?

rear light
both have the same distance
front light

question 2

Where is the place of lighthouse Travemünde since 1974 ?

in the upper floor of the highest hotel
at a modern steel lattice tower
still at the old lighthouse but in a new lantern

question 3

There are 5 islands in West Friesland (north of Netherlands), at how many of them stands a still active lighthouse today ?

3
4
5

question 4

Which is the highest standing lighthouse of Germany ?

rear light Blankenese
Bastorf (Buk)
Amrum

question 5

What's the name of the lighthouse at the northern tip of the Swedisch island of Öland ?

Långe Erik
Långe Jan
Långe Sven

question 6

Lista in Norway was a peculiarity in relating to lighthouses in the middle of the 19th century, why ?

the light flashes with an untypical blue colour
there stood three identical lighthouses
through the flashing light were weather informations transmitted by using the Morse-alphabet

question 7

Lighthouse Ameland (NL) had in the first years the double number of coloured rings like today. why was the number reduced ?

the seamen were indignant to count the rings
it seen similiar like a lighthouse at an island nearby
the rings weren't visible correct from sea

question 8

The height of fire is the height of the light above sea level. But how is the sea level defined at the North Sea with tides ?

mean sea level of the last year
sea level between high and low tide
mean high tide

question 9

Why has the lighthouse at the northern tip of the island of Fehmarn the name Marienleuchte ?

a monk of a monastery had a vision of Maria, afterwards he caused a lighthouse to be built
the Danish queen Maria Sophie Friederike was present by the opening of the lighthouse in 1832
with the red painting and the black windows it looks like a ladybird (in German "Marienkäfer")

question 10

The lighthouse at the Ile de Sein (France) has a painting of black and white, but which combination ?

above white, below black
above black, below white
white with one black ring

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