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  1. What year did Nova Scotia join Confederation to become one of Canada's original provinces?

    Answer: 1867

    Nova Scotia was one of the four original provinces that united to form Canada on July 1, 1867, under the British North America Act.

  2. Which Nova Scotia community is known for its annual Gathering of the Clans festival celebrating Scottish heritage?

    Answer: Antigonish

    Antigonish hosts the Highland Games and Gathering of the Clans, one of the oldest Highland Games in North America, celebrating the region's Scottish heritage.

  3. What is the significance of Sable Island to Nova Scotia?

    Answer: It is a remote island known for wild horses and shipwrecks

    Sable Island is a remote crescent-shaped sandbar famous for its wild horses, frequent shipwrecks, and unique ecosystem, now a National Park Reserve.

  4. Which Nova Scotia city was named after the Duke of Windsor in the 18th century and is known for its apple orchards?

    Answer: Windsor

    Windsor, Nova Scotia, was named after Windsor, England, and sits in the Avon River valley near the apple-growing Annapolis Valley region.

  5. What is the Mi'kmaw name for Nova Scotia, meaning 'on the big hill' or 'land of fog'?

    Answer: Mi'kma'ki

    Mi'kma'ki is the traditional Mi'kmaw name for the entire territory of the Mi'kmaq people, encompassing Nova Scotia and surrounding regions.

  6. Which famous telephone inventor had his summer home and laboratory in Baddeck, Cape Breton?

    Answer: Alexander Graham Bell

    Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone, fell in love with Cape Breton and established his summer estate Beinn Bhreagh near Baddeck, conducting experiments there until his death in 1922.

  7. What type of geological feature is Joggins Fossil Cliffs, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Nova Scotia?

    Answer: Carboniferous-era fossil forest embedded in sea cliffs

    Joggins Fossil Cliffs contain some of the world's best-preserved Carboniferous-era fossils, including ancient tree stumps and early reptile remains embedded in coastal cliffs.