Nova Scotia Quiz Questions
1. The capital of Nova Scotia is?
A. Fredericton
B. Halifax
C. Charlottetown
D. Digby
2. Which statement is incorrect?
A. Nova Scotia is Canada’s smallest province in area.
B. Nowhere in Nova Scotia is more than 67 km (42 mi) from the ocean.
C. Cape Breton is a large island to the northeast of the Nova Scotia mainland.
D. Sable Island is a small island notorious for its shipwrecks.
3. Nova Scotia is described on the provincial vehicle-licence plate as Canada’s?
A. Moose Preserve
B. Original Province
C. Ocean Playground
D. Foggiest Province
4. Nova Scotia was already home to what group when the first European colonists arrived?
A. Mi’kmaq
B. Huron
C. Iroquois
D. Seminole
5. The British conquest of Acadia took place in?
A. 1610
B. 1810
C. 1510
D. 1710
6. The first governor of Nova Scotia was?
A. Jacques’ Cartier
B. Edward Cornwallis
C. Jacques Plante
D. Edward Kennedy
7. Which was not fought in Nova Scotia?
A. Father Rale’s War
B. Father Le Loutre’s War
C. Father Clancy’s War
D. Queen Anne’s War
8. The oldest lighthouse in North America is the?
A. Sambro Island Lighthouse
B. Black Rock Harbor Lighthouse
C. Cape Henlopen Lighthouse
D. Amelia Island Lighthouse
9. Which statement is incorrect?
A. The Bluenose schooner was used to smuggle whiskey.
B. Nova Scotia produced internationally recognized shipbuilders – Donald McKay and William Dawson Lawrence.
C. Samuel Cunard, a British shipping magnate, was born at Halifax, Nova Scotia, and founded the Cunard Line.
D)Nova Scotia became a world leader in both building and owning wooden sailing ships.
10. After English and French, the next largest speaking language in Nova Scotia is?
A. Spanish
B. Chinese languages
C. Arabic
D. First Nation languages
11. Fish exports exceed $1 billion, received by how many countries around the world?
A. 50
B. 40
C. 70
D. 90
12. Nova Scotian George Lang was?
A. Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs hockey team
B. A stone sculptor
C. The first chief of police
D. The last person hanged in Nova Scotia
13. Who was not one of the province’s greatest painters?
A. Alex Colville
B. Ernest Lawson
C. Frances Bannerman
D. Jack Morris
14. Which was not a movie set in Nova Scotia?
A. Margaret’s Museum
B. Juno
C. The Bay Boy
D. New Waterford Girl
15. What television series was not produced in Nova Scotia?
A. Don Messer’s Jubilee
B. The Shipping News
C. Black Harbour
D. Trailer Park Boys
16. Which Nova Scotian author has achieved international fame?
A. Alistair MacLeod
B. Pierre Berton
C. Farley Mowat
D. David Suzuki
17. Which Nova Scotian singer sang with the Mamas and Papas?
A. Anne Murray
B. Sarah McLachlan
C. Holly Cole
D. Denny Doherty
18. Which NHL player is not from Nova Scotia?
A. Sidney Crosby
B. Brad Marchand
C. Al MacInnis
D. Ted Kennedy
19. Which university is not in Nova Scotia?
A. Simon Fraser
B. Dalhousie University
C. Saint Mary’s University
D. Saint Francis Xavier University
20. Which is not an historic site in Nova Scotia?
A. Fortress of Louisbourg
B. Fort Niagara
C. Habitation at Port-Royal
D. Hector Heritage Quay