Thursday, March 08, 2018

Quiz Answers

On Monday (March 8, 2018) I published this Ocracoke 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.

The answers are:

A = 1 We are going to the beach this afternoon means we are going swimming this afternoon.
B = 3 We are going up the beach this afternoon means we are going to Nags Head (or in that direction) this afternoon (e.g. to WalMart or Food Lion or to a doctor appointment).
C = 2 We are going across the beach this afternoon generally means we are going for a drive (or a walk) on the beach 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/ .

2 comments:

  1. Anonymous7:56 AM

    Speaking of beaches, is much sea glass to be found on the beach of OI?

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    1. Sea glass is not very common on Ocacoke's beach, although we do find it occasionally. I have read that beach glass is most common on beaches closer to where rivers flow into the ocean.

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