A) Île des Pins B) Île du Vent C) île de Sable D) Île aux Coudres
A) About 400 kilometres northeast B) About 300 kilometres southeast C) About 500 kilometres northwest D) About 200 kilometres southwest
A) John Cabot B) João Álvares Fagundes C) Christopher Columbus D) Jacques Cartier
A) Nova Scotia B) Sable C) Atlantica D) Fagunda
A) Canadian Wildlife Service B) Nova Scotia Parks C) Environment and Climate Change Canada D) Parks Canada
A) Henry Hudson B) Troilus de La Roche de Mesgouez C) Samuel de Champlain D) John Smith
A) The Spanish galleon Santa Maria in 1492 B) The English ship Delight in 1583 C) The French frigate Méduse in 1816 D) The Dutch East Indiaman Batavia in 1629
A) Introduction of steam-powered ships B) Establishment of a naval base C) Construction of lighthouses at each end of the island D) Implementation of radar technology
A) The steamship USS Manhasset in 1947 B) The Titanic in 1912 C) The Andrea Gail in 1991 D) The Merrimac in 1999
A) To rescue stranded sailors B) To establish a new settlement C) To map the island D) To remove a man and woman accused of causing shipwrecks
A) An intact shipwreck B) A lifeboat with survivors C) A new species of bird D) The Andrea Gail's emergency position-indicating radiobeacon (EPIRB)
A) Its large population of polar bears B) The Sable Island horse and its role in early Canadian history C) Hosting the world's largest sand dune D) Being a major tourist destination
A) Thick fogs, treacherous currents, and its location in a major shipping route B) High tides and volcanic activity C) Earthquakes and tsunamis D) Icebergs and polar bears
A) District 5 of the Vancouver Regional District B) District 9 of the Montreal Regional Municipality C) District 7 of the Halifax Regional Municipality D) District 3 of the Toronto Regional Municipality
A) They integrated with local indigenous tribes B) They were rescued by passing ships C) They successfully established a permanent colony D) Most died in a mutiny, but some survived for five years before returning to France
A) 2023 B) 2025 C) 2024 D) 2019
A) The Marconi Company B) Dorothea Dix C) John Wentworth D) James Morris
A) 1867 B) 1958 C) 1872 D) 1801
A) James Morris B) Dorothea Dix C) John Wentworth D) The Marconi Company
A) James Morris B) The Marconi Company C) John Wentworth D) Dorothea Dix
A) 1958 B) 1801 C) 1872 D) 1867
A) Four B) One C) Two D) Three
A) Canadian government B) The Marconi Company C) Dorothea Dix D) John Wentworth
A) 2004 B) 1867 C) 1958 D) 1872
A) CY0 B) CA0 C) CN0 D) CB0
A) Only tourists B) Only research scientists C) All visitors including recreational boaters D) Only government officials
A) Parks Canada B) The Marconi Company C) Canadian government D) ExxonMobil
A) 1872 B) August 2019 C) November 2020 D) 1958
A) May 2010 B) June 20, 2013 C) October 17, 2011 D) July 2016
A) Hiking is prohibited B) Marine life research is forbidden C) Tourism is completely banned D) Oil or natural gas drilling cannot occur
A) First Nations councils B) Metis Nation C) Inuit communities D) Mi'kmaq stakeholders
A) 160 km² B) 43.15 km² C) 34 km² (13 sq mi) D) 285 km²
A) 300 km (190 mi) B) Approximately 285 km (177 mi) C) 160 km (99 mi) D) 43.15 km (26.81 mi)
A) Virtual Reality Initiative B) Street View Car Program C) Trekker program D) Google Maps Explorer
A) Mediterranean climate B) Desert climate C) Maritime temperate climate D) Tropical rainforest climate
A) March B) December C) January D) February
A) October through January B) April through July C) February through May D) June through September
A) 30 days B) 11 days C) 20 days D) 5 days
A) 127 days B) 75 days C) 200 days D) 50 days
A) Fall B) Spring C) Winter D) Summer
A) 30.0 °C (86.0 °F) B) 27.8 °C (82.0 °F) C) 25.0 °C (77.0 °F) D) 20.0 °C (68.0 °F)
A) -25.0 °C (-13.0 °F) B) -10.0 °C (14.0 °F) C) -15.0 °C (5.0 °F) D) -19.4 °C (-2.9 °F)
A) The most snow-covered area B) The driest region in Canada C) The warmest temperatures apart from the Pacific Coast D) The coldest temperatures in Canada
A) Frequently B) Only in January C) Infrequently D) Daily
A) September B) August C) June D) July
A) Maritime temperate climate (Köppen Cfb) B) Warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb) C) Tropical monsoon climate D) Subarctic climate
A) Approximately 1000 horses. B) Over 550 horses. C) Under 300 horses. D) Exactly 750 horses.
A) 50,000 pups. B) 87,500 pups. C) 150,000 pups. D) 200–300 pups.
A) Peregrine falcon. B) American robin. C) Bald eagle. D) The Ipswich sparrow.
A) Late 1600s. B) Mid-1700s. C) The late 1800s. D) Early 1900s.
A) Tiger shark. B) Hammerhead shark. C) The Greenland shark. D) Great white shark.
A) 750 horses. B) 500 horses. C) 1000 horses. D) 300 horses.
A) 1891 B) 2019 C) 1974 D) 1871
A) Cessna 172 B) Boeing 737 C) Britten-Norman Islander D) Airbus A320
A) 50 ft (15 m) B) 80 ft (24 m) C) 60 ft (18 m) D) 100 ft (30 m)
A) No permission needed B) A pilot's license only C) Special equipment D) Prior permission
A) Sable Island Shipwrecks: Disaster and Survival at the North Atlantic Graveyard B) A Dune Adrift: The Strange Origins and Curious History of Sable Island C) The Perfect Storm D) Sailing Alone Around the World
A) James Macdonald Oxley B) Thomas Chandler Haliburton C) Paul Christopher D) Frank Parker Day
A) Sailing Alone Around the World B) The Templar Throne C) A Dune Adrift: The Strange Origins and Curious History of Sable Island D) The Perfect Storm
A) Paul Illsley B) Roberto Dutesco C) Alexander Graham Bell D) Arthur Williams McCurdy
A) Paul Illsley B) Alexander Graham Bell C) Roberto Dutesco D) Arthur Williams McCurdy
A) Paul Christopher B) Thomas Head Raddall C) Sebastian Junger D) Joshua Slocum
A) Rockbound B) The Nymph and the Lamp C) The Templar Throne D) Sailing Alone Around the World
A) 1928 B) 1897 C) 1802 D) 1950
A) Thomas Head Raddall B) Paul Christopher C) James Macdonald Oxley D) Frank Parker Day
A) 1970 B) 1969 C) 1980 D) 1975
A) Stompin' Tom Connors B) Allan Wargon C) Roberto Dutesco D) Don Gillis
A) Rae-Anne LaPlante B) Jacquelyn Mills C) Phillipe Baylaucq D) Jean-François Ducrocq
A) Roberto Dutesco B) Matt Trecartin C) Allan Wargon D) Zoe Lucas
A) 103 minutes B) 90 minutes C) 120 minutes D) 75 minutes
A) The Perfect Storm B) Moby Dick C) Touching Wild Horses D) Captains Courageous
A) CY0X B) VX9A C) CY0TP D) CY0S
A) November 2002 B) March 2023 C) October 2012 D) July 2008
A) Harold B) Manuel C) Dan Troop D) Capt. Disko Troop |