National Lighthouse Day.

0:03 Calarugus Shark Media. Hi. I'm Mark Allison. In Today's theme is National Lighthouse Day, maritime history, famous lighthouses, and life at sea. Question one. In the United States, National Lighthouse Day is observed on August seventh. Which landmark seventeen eighty nine law signed by President George Washington on that date? Does it commemorate and why was this act pivotal for maritime safety? Question two? Named the ancient Roman beacon that still guides ships today on Spain's Atlantic Coast recognizes the world's oldest operating lighthouse. Question three. What optical innovation by Augustine Jeanfrenell revolutionized nineteen the century lighthouse illumination by producing brighter, longer reaching beams with far less glass and weight. Question four.

1:03 Which iconic us lighthouse, also the nation's tallest brick lighthouse, was famously relocated nearly twenty nine hundred feet inland in nineteen ninety nine to protect it from severe shoreline erosion on the outer banks. Question five, known as the Heroine of Lime Rock, which nineteen the century American lighthouse keeper in Newport, Rhode Island, gained national fame for rescuing at least eighteen people from the sea. We'll be right back with these answers after this break. Welcome back. Question one, which seventeen eighty nine Act does National Lighthouse Day August seventh commemorate? Answer The Lighthouse Act of seventeen eighty nine, Signed August seventh by George Washington. The Act made lighthouses, beacons, and other aids to navigation a federal responsibility, creating a unified system to protect mariners. Its bicentennial in nineteen eighty nine inspired the August seventh observance. Question two. What is the world's oldest operating lighthouse? Answer the Tower of Hercules in a Karuna, Spain, dating to the second century CE.

2:17 The Tower of Hercules has been restored over the centuries and remains active. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and an enduring link to Roman maritime engineering. Question three, Which lens transformed lighthouse lights in the eighteen hundreds? Answer the Fresnel lens. Fresnel's design uses concentric rings of prisms to focus light efficiently, dramatically extending a lighthouse's visible range. The first large Fraynell lens was installed at France's Corduwan Lighthouse in eighteen twenty three. Question four, which lighthouse was moved about two thy nine hundred feet in nineteen ninety nine Answer Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, North Carolina. Engineers moved the one hundred ninety eight foot tower in a complex operation to save it from the encroaching Atlantic. The project preserved a key aid to navigation along the treacherous graveyard of the Atlantic. Question five. Who was the heroine of Limerock? Answer?

3:11 Ida Lewis serving at Limerock Later Ida Lewis Rock Light. She became a symbol of courage and dedication among lighthouse keepers. Her celebrated rescues highlighted the perilous realities of life at sea. That concludes today's five daily trivia questions. I'm Mark Ellison, and today's questions were crafted with the help of AI technology. See you tomorrow.