Statistics for Halifax Quiz

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
University established in 1818	{Dalhousie} University	100%
QMJHL hockey team	Halifax {Mooseheads}	91%
University established in 1802	{St. Mary's} University	91%
Fortification built on the hill above Halifax Harbour	Halifax {Citadel}	87%
Event in 1917 that decimated Halifax Harbour	Halifax {Explosion}	87%
Two of the former municipalities	Dartmouth	74%
Two of the former municipalities	Bedford	70%
Sandy island located 300 km southeast of Halifax	{Sable} Island	70%
Official food of the city, nominated in 2015	Donair	65%
Brewery founded in 1820	{Alexander Keith's} Brewery	57%
Famous lighthouse on St. Margaret's Bay	{Peggy's Point} Lighthouse	52%
Holiday celebrating the city's founding	{Natal} Day	48%
Annual music and dance show inspired by military tradition	Royal Nova Scotia International {Tattoo}	43%
University established in 1789	University of {King's College}	43%
Mi'kmaq name for the region	K'jipuktuk (Great Harbour)	35%
Year of European settlement	1749	30%
Event in 1996 that brought 4 municipalities together	Amalgamation	30%
Community with Canada's largest concentration of African-Canadians	North Preston	30%
Canal that links Halifax Harbour to the Bay of Fundy	{Shubenacadie} Canal	22%
Cannon that fires to announce midday	Noon Gun	17%