Monday, March 05, 2018

Ocracoke Island Quiz

How well do you know Ocracoke? Here is a short quiz to test your familiarity with three island expressions. Leave a comment if you think you can match the phrases with their meanings.

A. We are going to the beach this afternoon.
B. We are going up the beach this afternoon.
C. We are going across the beach this afternoon.

1. We are going swimming this afternoon.
2. We are going for a drive on the beach this afternoon.
3. We are going to Nags Head this afternoon.

Our latest Ocracoke Newsletter, a newspaper article published in 1923 titled "Quaintest Town in America," provides a fascinating glimpse of Ocracoke Island life a century ago. You can read it here:
https://www.villagecraftsmen.com/quaintest-town-america-n-c-island/ .

6 comments:

  1. Anonymous6:39 AM

    A1
    B3
    C2

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  2. Julie S.7:52 AM

    A1.
    B2.
    C3.

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  3. Anonymous7:24 AM

    People go to the beach to SWIM.
    People go UP the beach to Nags Head.
    People go Across the beach in a 4WD vehicle with a Beach Access Permit.

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  4. Thank you for your answers. I have posted the correct answers on our post for Thursday, March 8, 2018.

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