Newfoundland and Labrador Flashcards
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What are the official provincial symbols of Newfoundland and Labrador — the provincial bird and flower?
Answer: Atlantic puffin and pitcher plant
The Atlantic puffin is the provincial bird and the pitcher plant (a carnivorous bog plant) is the provincial flower of Newfoundland and Labrador.
What is the role of the Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador?
Answer: The federal representative of the Crown who performs ceremonial and constitutional duties in the province
The Lieutenant Governor represents the King in the province, performs ceremonial duties, and plays a constitutional role such as granting royal assent to legislation.
How many seats does Newfoundland and Labrador hold in the federal House of Commons?
Answer: 7
Newfoundland and Labrador is represented by 7 members of parliament in the House of Commons.
What is a 'screech-in' ceremony in Newfoundland cultural tradition?
Answer: A humorous initiation ritual where visitors kiss a cod and drink Screech rum to become 'honorary Newfoundlanders'
The screech-in is a popular tongue-in-cheek ceremony where 'Come From Aways' (non-Newfoundlanders) kiss a cod and drink Screech rum to be symbolically welcomed as honorary locals.
Which Indigenous group is the recognized Indigenous people of Labrador's coast and holds self-government rights in Nunatsiavut?
Answer: Inuit of Nunatsiavut
The Inuit of Nunatsiavut signed a land claims agreement in 2005 establishing the Nunatsiavut Government, one of Canada's most advanced Indigenous self-government arrangements.
What is the Trans-Labrador Highway and why is it significant?
Answer: A mostly paved all-season road system that provides the first land link across Labrador, completed in 2009
The Trans-Labrador Highway, completed to full paved status around 2009–2017 in stages, connects Labrador City, Happy Valley-Goose Bay, and the Quebec border, ending Labrador's isolation from road networks.
What unique dialect feature is Newfoundland English known for that sets it apart from other Canadian English?
Answer: Distinct vocabulary and pronunciations derived from West Country English and Irish English, preserved since the 17th century
Newfoundland English retains archaic features of 17th- and 18th-century West Country English and Irish English brought by early settlers, making it among the most distinctive dialects in North America.