Answer: Bras D'Or
Bras D'Or, meaning Golden Arm, is actually an inlet of the sea, and as such is salt rather than fresh water.
From Quiz: Cape Breton - Nova Scotia's Beautiful Island
Answer: On the Northumberland shore
Pictou County, located on the Northumberland Strait, is directly south of Prince Edward Island. In fact, the ferry crossing leaves from Caribou, Pictou County!
From Quiz: Pictou County, Nova Scotia
Answer: Dalem's Lake
Dalem's Lake, or Round Lake as most people call it, got its nickname because of its shape. The beach is surrounded by woods and there is a path that will take you all the way around the lake.
From Quiz: Cape Breton
Answer: Mi'Kmaq Indians
The Mi'Kmaq Indians inhabited Nova Scotia long before the first explorers arrived from Europe. First came the Norsemen in the 11th century, and then in 1497, John Cabot came on the scene. In the 17th century, Nova Scotia was settled by the French. In the next century, French and British feuded over the land. Control of the area passed back and forth until 1713, when NS was ceded to the British under the Treaty of Utrecht Act.
From Quiz: Discover Nova Scotia - Canada's Ocean Playground
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..
From Quiz: Nova Scotia, The Sea Bound Coast
Answer: Rita McNeil
Rita McNeil is from Big Pond in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.
From Quiz: She's Called Nova Scotia.
Answer: Cabot Trail
Running from sea level to almost 450 meters above the ocean, the 580 kilometre trail gives drivers spectacular views of the Atlantic Ocean. Because of its height and exposure to Atlantic gales, the type of vegetation in some of the higher locations is closer to that of Labrador than to the rest of Nova Scotia.
From Quiz: Cape Breton - Nova Scotia's Beautiful Island
Answer: Sable Island horses
The most popular creatures on Sable Island are the beautiful and wild Sable Island horses. Some people believe these horses came to dwell on the island, as shipwreck survivors. The horses of today are actually descendants of horses brought to the island in the later years of the 1700's. There are between 200 and 350 horses roaming on Sable Island and they are all protected by the Sable Island Regulations.
The waters of the Atlantic Ocean are far too chilly to accommodate any saltwater crocodiles which actually live in Southeast Asia and the Northern Territory of Australia. There is no such thing as an Atlantic otter or a Sand penguin.
From Quiz: Sable Island
Answer: Melmerby Beach
While Caribou, Seafoam, and Waterside are all lovely beaches, Melmerby actually is the warmest!
From Quiz: Pictou County, Nova Scotia
Answer: Al MacInnis
In the 1981 entry draft he was the Calgary Flames' first choice, and 15th choice overall.
From Quiz: Cape Breton
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.
From Quiz: Nova Scotia, The Sea Bound Coast
Answer: Halifax
Halifax is also the largest city in Nova Scotia.
From Quiz: She's Called Nova Scotia.
Answer: Alexander Graham Bell
Bell and his family spent many happy summers at Baddeck. A museum showcasing his many inventions, and built to reflect the shape of his tetrahedral kites, is located in Baddeck.
From Quiz: Cape Breton - Nova Scotia's Beautiful Island
Answer: Atlantic
Sable Island lies in the Atlantic Ocean, somewhat southwest of the Laurentian Channel, and somewhat northeast of Georges Bank. The Grand Banks of Newfoundland lie to the east,covering a large area in the eastern part of the ocean, making Sable Island look like a very small speck. Sable Island was once much larger, but over the course of the past 15,000 years, erosion and storms, have reduced the size of the island through submersion. The Atlantic winds constantly create new sand dunes on the island, which renews the life of this tiny piece of land.
From Quiz: Sable Island
Answer: Stewiacke
Stewiacke is also known for having a big statue of a mastodon, viewable from the highway! Sydney is in Cape Breton, and is the second largest city in Nova Scotia. Pictou is a town on the North Shore, and Peggy's Cove is a beautiful little fishing village often called "The most photographed fishing village in the World!"
From Quiz: Random Facts About Nova Scotia
Answer: Scotland
These people were displaced by the battles of the Jacobite wars and the ensuing slaughter by the British in the Scottish Highlands. Seeking a safe life for themselves and their children, as well as land and freedom, they crammed into a small boat and sailed to Pictou.This is my own description, however, if you find it anything like it anywhere else on the net or in a book, please let me know.
From Quiz: Pictou County, Nova Scotia
Answer: Scotland
Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland" and was named by James I of England, VI of Scotland, in 1621. North America's only Gaelic College is at St. Ann's, Nova Scotia! Also, if you were to visit the town of Pugwash, Nova Scotia, you would notice that all street signs are posted in Gaelic as well as English!
From Quiz: Discover Nova Scotia - Canada's Ocean Playground
Answer: Kentville
It is also one of the largest parades in Nova Scotia annually.
From Quiz: She's Called Nova Scotia.
Answer: Graveyard of the Atlantic
The "Graveyard of the Atlantic" is a grim title attached to Sable Island. The first documented shipwreck was that of Sir Humphrey Gilbert's flagship "Delight", in 1583. The number of shipwrecks off the shores of Sable Island is well over 350. There is much fog and poor weather surrounding the island which is the cause of so many shipwrecks. High winds, fog, and sandbars were the hazards that caused the demise of so many ships and the lost lives of so many people. With lighthouses, radars and much improved navigational techniques the occurrence of shipwrecks has been pretty well eliminated. The last wreck was on July 27, 1999. The yacht 'Merrimac' was defeated by the island.
From Quiz: Sable Island
Answer: A tidal power plant
New Brunswick and P.E.I. have a lot of Acadian Heritage as well, I completely made up the statue thing, and it's Newfoundland, not Nova Scotia, that has bakeapples, also known as "cloudberries."
From Quiz: Random Facts About Nova Scotia
Answer: Pictou
The replica ship Hector set sail into Pictou harbour Sept 17, 2000, from the Hector Heritage Quay, a museum that had been dedicated to the first settlers in Pictou county.
From Quiz: Pictou County, Nova Scotia
Answer: Haligonian
The Greater Halifax area is made up of four previous municipalities: Halifax, Dartmouth, Bedford and Halifax County. This area has a total estimated population of almost 400,000 in the year 2002.
From Quiz: Welcome to Halifax, Nova Scotia
Answer: Atlantic Coast
The Atlantic coast is mainly rugged granite similar to that of the coast of Maine or Cape Cod. The Annapolis Valley is 162 kilometers of lush orchards and vinelands similar to Virginia. The Northumberland Shore offers the warmest summer ocean north of the Carolinas due to its shallowness. Cape Breton is comprised of magnificent highlands similar to California.
From Quiz: Discover Nova Scotia - Canada's Ocean Playground
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.
From Quiz: Nova Scotia, The Sea Bound Coast
Answer: 1867
Nova Scotia joined confederation with New Brunswick, Ontario and Quebec in 1867.
From Quiz: She's Called Nova Scotia.
Answer: coal
Cape Breton has ample coal with the largest mine located at Glace Bay. The mining of coal has not always proved to be a blessing with mine cave-ins and explosions.
From Quiz: Cape Breton - Nova Scotia's Beautiful Island
Answer: Thirteen
There are thirteen species of birds that make Sable Island their regular nesting area. These birds include Leach's Storm-petrel, mallard duck, black duck, northern pintail, red-breasted merganser, spotted sandpiper, least sandpiper, herring gull, great black-backed gull, common tern, Arctic tern, starling, and Ipswich sparrow. Once in a while the laughing gull, black-legged kittiwake and the catbird are seen there. Roseate terns and pemipalmated plovers have been seen nesting there, but it is not known if they still do, even though adults have been sighted as recently as 2006.
From Quiz: Sable Island
Answer: 1846
The VERY first Christmas tree in the world was when Martin Luther, a protestant reformer, was awed by the stars shining through the evergreens near his home. That evening, he decided to try to recapture the scene for his family by putting candles on a spruce.
From Quiz: Random Facts About Nova Scotia
Answer: deepest
Prior to the causeway's completion in 1955, Cape Breton Island was completely separated from the rest of Nova Scotia by a narrow strait of water called the Canso Strait. Cape Breton had to depend on a system of railways and highway ferries for shipping and communication. The causeway has significantly impacted the economy of the strait region!
From Quiz: Discover Nova Scotia - Canada's Ocean Playground
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.
From Quiz: Nova Scotia, The Sea Bound Coast
Answer: 1955
The Canso Causeway was constructed to connect the mainland of Nova Scotia to Cape Breton Island.
From Quiz: She's Called Nova Scotia.
Answer: Strait of Canso
The Canso Causeway was built to carry traffic to and from the island, and forms a physical link.
From Quiz: Cape Breton - Nova Scotia's Beautiful Island
Answer: Scotian Shelf
The Scotian Shelf lies south of Nova Scotia. It is a 700 km area which is part of the Continental Shelf. To the northeast of the Scotian Shelf lies the Laurentian Channel. The Gulf of Maine lies to the southwest. The depth of the water here, averages 90 meters. In this area of the Atlantic Ocean, Sable Island is the only area above water that is not part of mainland Nova Scotia.
From Quiz: Sable Island
Answer: Gaelic, Scotland
Nova Scotia even has a Gaelic College! It's called St. Ann's.
From Quiz: Random Facts About Nova Scotia
Answer: 2
You have to go over Kelly's Mountain and Smokey's Mountain.
From Quiz: Cape Breton
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.
From Quiz: Nova Scotia, The Sea Bound Coast
Answer: Vees
Other teams which called the Halifax Metro Centre home were the Voygeurs, Citadels, and Oilers.
From Quiz: She's Called Nova Scotia.
Answer: Scotland
As a result of continental drift, the areas were separated. However, the same geology is found in both locations, as well as Norway.
From Quiz: Cape Breton - Nova Scotia's Beautiful Island
Answer: Tiny white violets
There are more than 175 different types of plants on Sable Island, with about 40 species that were introduced there. Few introduced species ever survive and if they do they are usually found where they are protected from the winds and the blowing sand. The lovely tiny white violets are the first blooms of spring and the goldenrod is the last bloom to sleep when autumn comes. Some introduced species of flowers include daisies, thistles, clovers, dandelions and different grasses.
From Quiz: Sable Island
Answer: Rug-Hooking capital of the World
Cheticamp is on the Western coast of Cape Breton, at the start of the famous Cabot Trail. I think that Rug-Hooking is a REALLY weird thing to have a whole town dedicated to, don't you?. The Blueberry Capital of Canada is Oxford, also in Nova Scotia. I completely made up "Moosetown," although there is a "Moose Jaw" in Saskatchewan.
From Quiz: Random Facts About Nova Scotia