Prince Edward Island Trivia

1. Prince Edward Island is home to the world's largest bridge over ice-covered waters. What is the name of this bridge?

From Quiz The Little Quiz of PEI

Answer: The Confederation Bridge

The Confederation Bridge connects Borden-Carlton, Prince Edward Island to Cape Jourimain, New Brunswick. It took nearly four years to build, but was finally completed in 1997. The bridge is 12.9km (8 miles) long.

From Quiz Prince Edward Island

Answer: Confederation Bridge

The Confederation Bridge, completed in 1997, is the world's longest bridge over freezing waters.

From Quiz The Little Quiz of PEI

Answer: Summerside

Charlottetown and Summerside are both harbour cities. They are known for their beaches, sandstone cliffs, and coastlines. If you live in a big place, it must be hard to believe that there are only two cities in the province of Prince Edward Island, but it's normal for us!

From Quiz Prince Edward Island

Answer: Charlottetown

Charlottetown, which has hosted many national and world sporting events, is considered the birthplace of Confederation.

From Quiz The Little Quiz of PEI

Answer: Three

There are three counties in Prince Edward Island. They are called Prince County, Queens County and Kings County. Prince County is located in western PEI, Queens County is located in central PEI and Kings county is located in eastern PEI.

From Quiz Prince Edward Island

Answer: Red

P.E.I. owns the distinction of having red soil.

From Quiz The Little Quiz of PEI

Answer: Anne of Green Gables

"Anne of Green Gables" celebrated 100 years of publication in 2008. The author of this book, L.M. Montgomery, was a Prince Edward Island native. She wrote many books, but "Anne of Green Gables" was her most popular. Tourists from all over the world come to Prince Edward Island every year to visit the many National Historic sites related to the book.

From Quiz Prince Edward Island

Answer: P.E.I. Rocket

The Rocket was named after legendary Montreal Canadiens star Maurice (Rocket) Richard.

From Quiz The Little Quiz of PEI

Answer: Canada

Prince Edward Island is one of the ten provinces of Canada and is located in eastern Canada. Prince Edward Island joined the Canadian confederation on the 1st of July (Canada Day) 1873, and was the seventh province to do so.

From Quiz Prince Edward Island

Answer: Islanders

Islanders are very proud of their culture.

From Quiz The Little Quiz of PEI

Answer: Blue Jay

Prince Edward Island has a provincial bird, tree and flower. The Blue Jay was officially named Prince Edward Island's provincial bird in 1977 after a province-wide public vote. Blue Jays are one of the few birds that can survive the harsh Prince Edward Island winters.

From Quiz Prince Edward Island

Answer: Pat Binns & Binns

Binns, a Tory, born in Saskachewan, who moved to PEI from Alberta in 1972, ran an edible bean farm with his wife in Hopefield, P.E.I. Binns was elected premier for the first time in 1996.

From Quiz The Little Quiz of PEI

Answer: The Lady's Slipper

The Lady's Slipper can also be known as the moccasin flower in the US. It was officially chosen as the provincial flower of Prince Edward Island on 25 April 1947. In Prince Edward Island, it is illegal to pick Lady's Slippers as they are very rare.

From Quiz The Little Quiz of PEI

Answer: The Red Oak

The Red Oak was officially adopted as the provincial tree of Prince Edward Island in 1905. The Black Spruce is Newfoundland and Labrador's provincial tree, the Red Spruce is Nova Scotia's provincial tree and the Balsam Fir is New Brunswick's provincial tree.

From Quiz Prince Edward Island

Answer: lady's slipper

The Lady's Slipper was adopted as the provincial flower of P.E.I. on April 25, 1947. The orchid gets its name from the shape of its petals, which form a pouch somewhat like a slipper. (www.gov.pe.ca)

From Quiz The Little Quiz of PEI

Answer: It doesn't have a provincial berry

Prince Edward Island doesn't have a provincial berry--Nova Scotia is the only Canadian province to have a provincial berry. The town of Oxford, Nova Scotia proclaims itself to be the "Blueberry Capital of Canada".

From Quiz Prince Edward Island

Answer: 7 & seven

Curling is a big sport in P.E.I. The province's clubs include Western, Charlottetown, Cornwall, Crapaud, Montague, Maple Leaf, and Silver Fox.

From Quiz The Little Quiz of PEI

Answer: The Mi'kmaq

The Mi'kmaqs were the first people to inhabit Prince Edward Island, and they named it Abegweit, which means "cradled by the waves". Prince Edward Island was also baptized "Isle St-Jean" by the French.

From Quiz Prince Edward Island

Answer: Prince, Queens, Kings

Prince County covers P.E.I.'s western end, Queens the central region(including the capital Charlottetown), and Kings the eastern end.

From Quiz Prince Edward Island

Answer: Joe Ghiz

Ghiz, one of P.E.I.'s most famous premiers, died on Nov. 9, 1996 - my birthday - after a long struggle with colon cancer. Ghiz was of Lebanese descent.

From Quiz Prince Edward Island

Answer: Brad Richards

Richards, who hails from Murray Harbour, P.E.I., scored 62 points as a rookie in 2000-01. He was the runner-up to Sharks goalie Evgeni Nabokov for the Calder Trophy (rookie of the year).

From Quiz Prince Edward Island

Answer: 1873

P.E.I., although the birthplace of Confederation, held out on joining until 1873 when the Canadian government agreed to pay off its whopping railway debt.

From Quiz Prince Edward Island

Answer: agriculture

P.E.I. is well-known for its potato industry.

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