Beach, Please
This is the name for a group of dolphins swimming together.
What is a pod?
This insect was a childhood snack for Missy and Bear.
Ants
“I've got friends in low places, where the whiskey drowns and the ____ chases my blues away”
Beer
This legendary pirate is rumored to have hidden treasure near Topsail Island.
Who is Blackbeard?
This airplane-inventing duo made history in Kitty Hawk, NC.
Who are the Wright Brothers?
This common summer accessory was once banned from public beaches in the early 1900s for being “too revealing."
What is the bikini?
Originally from Scotland, the Hodges family descends from a long line of these.
What are the Atholes?
"I like mine with lettuce and tomato, Heinz 47 and _______"
What is french fried potatoes?
This sea turtle species, commonly nesting on Topsail's shores, is protected and monitored by a dedicated rescue and rehabilitation center on the island.
What is the loggerhead sea turtle?
This soft drink, created in New Bern, NC, predates Coca-Cola.
What is Pepsi?
This strong ocean current, often mistaken for a tide, can quickly pull swimmers away from shore and is best escaped by swimming parallel to the beach.
What is a rip current?
This body part landed Mady a modeling spot in a magazine.
What are feet?
Just a small town girl, livin' in a lonely word, took the _______ train going anywhere"
What is midnight?
Topsail Beach was once used by this U.S. military branch for secret missile testing.
What is the U.S. Navy?
This North Carolina city was the first in the U.S. to establish a public university.
What is Chapel Hill?
This beach toy was originally marketed as a “Whirl-O-Way” and became one of the most iconic symbols of summer fun after its 1960s rebrand.
What is a frisbee?
If Tanner had been a girl, his parents were planning to name him…
Tanner
"Well way down yonder on the Chattahoochie, it gets hotter than a __________"
What is hoochie coochie?
This kind of landform gives Topsail Island its shape and is constantly shifting due to tides.
What is a barrier island?
This rare gemstone, found in western NC, is also the state’s official gemstone.
What is emerald?
This natural phenomenon causes the ocean to appear to glow at night in some tropical locations.
What is bioluminescence?
Justin is currently converting this type of van:
Sprinter
"I went Rocky Mountain climblin, I went 2.7 second on a bull named ________"
What is Fu Manchu?
This historic tower on Topsail was part of a missile observation program.
What is a missile tower or Operation Bumblebee tower?
This North Carolinian basketball legend was known as ‘His Airness.’
Who is Michael Jordan?