Nova Scotia, The Sea Bound Coast Quiz

Answer: Eastern shore

Oyster Pond is a small town on the Eastern shore, Atlantic ocean side of Nova Scotia. It is between Halifax and Cape Breton on the coast. In Nova Scotia, the Eastern shore is the coast between Halifax and Cape Breton on the Atlantic ocean. The South shore is the coast on the Atlantic ocean from Halifax to Yarmouth.

While the Annapolis Valley is in the rich crop growing area near the Bay of Fundy on the other side of Nova Scotia. The Northumberland Strait coast is the North shore of Nova Scotia, and is the coast that faces P.E.I..

Answer: One Million

Imagine that, there are almost one million people living in Nova Scotia, and at least half of the one million live in and around Halifax, the capital city.

Answer: Sydney

Halifax is by far the largest city in NS, but the Sydney super city is the second largest. Halifax has approximately 350,000 - 400,000 residents in the super city, while Sydney has about 120,000 - 150,000 people.

Answer: Coasters

Haligonians are from Halifax, Capers are sports teams from Cape Breton Island, and Bluenosers are from all over Nova Scotia. The Bluenoser refers to the ship, The Bluenose, which has made Nova Scotia famous world wide.

Answer: Kouchibouguac

Kouchibouguac is a National Park in New Brunswick, all the rest are real places in Nova Scotia. Ecum Secum is along the eastern shore, Tatamgouche is inland near the middle of NS, and Meat Cove is on the northern tip of Cape Breton Island.

Answer: The Birdcage

There are so many bars in Halifax that I think I will make that my next quiz. However it is true that all the names except for The Birdcage are real! Strangely enough, there used to be a bar called Birdland, but now it is The Marquee Club.

Answer: MacKay bridge

The new bridge is the Mackay, while the old bridge is the MacDonald. The old bridge is closer to downtown, while the new bridge is closer to the north end of Halifax, and it is closer to the Bedford Basin.

Answer: citadel

The Citadel is the highest part of downtown Halifax, and is a fortified location that looks out over the harbour. It was built by the English in the 1700s and has been remodelled a few times. It is a historic site now, and hosts many concerts and events on the hills around it. They still fire the noon hour cannon from the Citadel everyday.

Answer: True

Parts of Nova Scotia are right on the 45 degree N line of latitude, which is officially half-way between the equator (0 deg. N) and the North Pole (90 deg. N).

Answer: Two

Cape Breton Highlands and Kejimkujik are the two national Parks in Nova Scotia. They situated at either end of NS and both offer amazing scenery, wildlife viewing, hiking, and camping areas.

Answer: Anticosti Island

George's Island is in Halifax harbour, Sable Island is way off the coast in the Atlantic ocean and is a sand bar island, famous for the large number of ship wrecks around it, and the horses that live on the island. Tancook Island is an Island off the southshore of NS. Anticosti Island is part of Quebec and is found in the St. Lawrence River - Gulf of St. Lawrence area.

Answer: New Scotland

The name comes from Latin, meaning New Scotland.

Answer: Sir John A. MacDonald

Sir John A. MacDonald, the first Prime Minister of Canada was actually born in Scotland. Everyone else was born in NS. Al MacInnis, the NHL player was born in Cape Breton. Sarah McLachlan and Anne Murray, musicians, were also born in NS.

Answer: Lots of fossils

Parrsboro is known for the number of fossils that have been found in and around the cliffs of that area. It also known as the gateway to the Bay of Fundy.

Answer: Yarmouth

I am, of course, in the southshore town of Yarmouth. The Cat is the high speed ferry that runs between NS and Maine, while Yarmouth has an active fishing community and the firefighter museum is right in the main part of town.