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1. The SwissAir flight 111 crash happened off the coast of what famous Canadian east coast landmark?
2. The province of Nova Scotia consists of what type of landmass?
3. Each province on the eastern coast of Canada is known for something in particular. Nova Scotia is known as the birthplace of which famous person?
4. The Northumberland Strait separates which provinces?
5. The "Garden of the Gulf", otherwise known as Prince Edward Island, is famous for its potatoes as well as this fictional character:
6. Prince Edward Island has her potatoes and her lobsters as a claim to fame but other provinces have famous foods too. What is the Annapolis Valley in Nova Scotia famous for?
7. Famous for its hospitality, "The Rock" is the last province to join Canada in 1949. Which one is it?
8. The "Cajuns" in the southern U.S. were originally deported from one of the Canadian maritime provinces in 1755 by the British in an event described as the "Expulsion of the Acadians". History tells us they were gathered from all over the maritimes and shipped south from one major point in what province?
9. A long and winding road scales the mountains and outlines part of this ruggedly beautiful area of the maritime provinces and has been much photographed for calendars and tourist pamphlets:
10. Legend has it a pirate once hid his booty on a tiny offshore island here. Excavations still continue but no treasure has yet been recovered. What province was once the hangout for this shady character?
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