Statistics for Province Quiz - Newfoundland and Labrador

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Cape Spear is the _______most point in North America	Eastern	87%
Capital of Newfoundland	St. John's	87%
Group of people that tried to colonize Newfoundland around the year 1,000 A.D.	Vikings	85%
Ship that sank 640 km off the coasts of Newfoundland	RMS Titanic	78%
French overseas territory 20 km near Newfoundland	Saint Pierre and Miquelon	68%
Slang for someone from Newfoundland	Newfie	67%
Type of fish that ran the economy of Newfoundland during the 19th century	Cod	61%
Person who founded that settlement	Leif Erikson	61%
Newfoundland and Labrador is the least _______ populated province	Densely	60%
Newfoundland shares the island of Killiniq with this territory	Nunavut	59%
Gander was once home to the world's largest _______, sometimes called the "Crossroads of the World"	Airport	57%
Economic crisis that made Newfoundland give up its independence in 1933	Great Depression	55%
Large gulf Newfoundland borders to the west	Gulf of St. Lawrence	51%
Huge peninsula the mainland part of Newfoundland is situated on	Labrador	51%
Name of the settlement they established around 1000 A.D.	Vinland	51%
Strait between Newfoundland and Labrador (hint: word for a beautiful girl)	{Belle} Isle	47%
Most-visited national park	Gros {Morne}	43%
Second biggest population center	Corner Brook	35%
Formerly rich fishing grounds off the island of Newfoundland	Grand Banks	30%
Politician who was the main force who brought the Newfoundland into the Canadian Confederation in 1949	Joey Smallwood	26%