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East Coast Provinces Trivia Quiz

Eastern Canada has many miles of coastline. Some areas are famous worldwide as tourist destinations and as historical points of interest.

A multiple-choice quiz by squeakyknees1. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
squeakyknees1

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
238,303

Updated
Jan 18 23

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. The SwissAir flight 111 crash happened off the coast of what famous Canadian east coast landmark? Hint

Halifax, Nova Scotia

Peggy's Cove , Nova Scotia

Newfoundland

Cape Breton

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Question 2 of 10

2. The province of Nova Scotia consists of what type of landmass? Hint

three islands

two peninsulas

a peninsula and an island

two islands

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Question 3 of 10

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? Hint

William Shatner

Keanu Reeves

Howie Mandel

Hank Snow

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Question 4 of 10

4. The Northumberland Strait separates which provinces? Hint

New Brunswick from Nova Scotia

Prince Edward Island from Nova Scotia and New Brunswick

Prince Edward Island from Quebec

New Brunswick from Newfoundland

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Question 5 of 10

5. The "Garden of the Gulf", otherwise known as Prince Edward Island, is famous for its potatoes as well as this fictional character: Hint

Anne Shirley

Hank Snow

Anne Murray

Laura Ingalls

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Question 6 of 10

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? Hint

milk cows

wheat

apples

eagles

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Question 7 of 10

7. Famous for its hospitality, "The Rock" is the last province to join Canada in 1949. Which one is it? Hint

Magdelene Islands

Cape Breton Island

Newfoundland and Labrador

Gaspe Peninsula

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? Hint

New Brunswick

Cape Breton

Nova Scotia

Newfoundland

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Question 9 of 10

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: Hint

Labrador

Avalon Peninsula

Miramichi

Cape Breton

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Question 10 of 10

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? Hint

Prince Edward Island

New Brunswick

Nova Scotia

Labrador

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The SwissAir flight 111 crash happened off the coast of what famous Canadian east coast landmark?

Answer: Peggy's Cove , Nova Scotia

Peggy's Cove lighthouse is depicted almost universally as an icon for the province of Nova Scotia. It is situated on a particularly barren piece of shoreline not representative of all the province's coastline. Nova Scotia boasts many miles of white sand beaches and thousands of picturesque tiny islands and inlets.

2. The province of Nova Scotia consists of what type of landmass?

Answer: a peninsula and an island

Nova Scotia is connected by causeway to Cape Breton Island which is included as part of Nova Scotia, and to the New Brunswick mainland by a few miles of marshland known as the Tantramar Marsh.

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?

Answer: Hank Snow

Hank Snow was a native of Brooklyn, Nova Scotia and one of the first country singers many years ago, signing with RCA VIctor in 1936. His hits included "I'm Movin'On" and "I've Been Everywhere".

4. The Northumberland Strait separates which provinces?

Answer: Prince Edward Island from Nova Scotia and New Brunswick

The Gulf of St. Lawrence surrounds the province of Prince Edward Island. On the south side it's called the Northumberland Strait and lies between the island and the combined areas of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.

5. The "Garden of the Gulf", otherwise known as Prince Edward Island, is famous for its potatoes as well as this fictional character:

Answer: Anne Shirley

The book "Anne of Green Gables" was written by Lucy Maud Montgomery in 1908 and is known worldwide. Her homestead, Green Gables, is now a tourist attraction.

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?

Answer: apples

Every year tourists come from all over to catch the Apple Blossom Festival in the spring and enjoy the pastoral scenery and the region's history. Fort Anne in Annapolis was founded in the early 1600's and was one of the very first settlements in North America.

7. Famous for its hospitality, "The Rock" is the last province to join Canada in 1949. Which one is it?

Answer: Newfoundland and Labrador

Newfoundlanders are well known for their hospitality and musical inclinations as well as their sense of humor. Its rugged beauty is reminiscent of Norway's fjords in some areas of the coastline, particularly Gros Morne National Park.

Answer: Nova Scotia

Grand Pre is a National Historic Site and commemorates this event with a statue of Evangeline whose betrothed was deported and for whom she searched all her life, as told in the epic poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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:

Answer: Cape Breton

The Cabot Trail circles a large part of Cape Breton Island and has magnificent panoramas of hills and sheer cliffs dropping to the ocean.It was named after the explorer John Cabot who supposedly landed here in the late 1490's.

Answer: Nova Scotia

Captain Kidd was supposed to have hidden his treasure on Oak Island just off the south shore of Nova Scotia. Tantalizing clues have repeatedly surfaced but every excavation has been fruitless so far and many people have died trying to recover the booby-trapped treasure. The hunt continues to this day.

Source: Author squeakyknees1

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