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New Brunswick... or Nova Scotia?

For each statement, guess whether it applies to New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, or both.
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1. Has a larger land area
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
2. Is connected by bridge to Prince Edward Island
The Confederation Bridge connects New Brunswick to Borden-Carleton, PEI.
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Nova Scotia
Both
3. Was home to the Bluenose and Bluenose II
Both sailboats were built and stationed in Lunenburg, NS.
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
4. Has a population > 1 million (as of 2025)
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Both
5. Has Canada's oldest incorporated city
Saint John, NB is Canada's oldest incorporated city.
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
6. Has a coast on the Bay of Fundy
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Nova Scotia
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7. Its capital is named Fredericton
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
8. Has a higher % of French-speakers
New Brunswick is the only bilingual province of Canada, with most French-speakers living in the northeast.
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
9. Is the setting of the sitcom Trailer Park Boys
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
10. Has the headquarters of Irving Oil
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
11. Has over 80% of its land area occupied by forest
Nova Scotia has around 75% forest cover. Both provinces have the highest forest cover percentages in Canada.
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Both
12. Is home to Peggy's Point Lighthouse
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
13. Is home to towns like St. Andrews, Shediac, and Quispamsis
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
14. Has an island with 0 permanent residents, but around 500 wild horses
Sable Island, owned by Nova Scotia, is an extremely narrow sandbar with only a few researchers year-round, but hundreds of wild horses.
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Nova Scotia
15. Shares a land border with the United States
New Brunswick borders the U.S. state of Maine.
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Nova Scotia
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16. Was part of the region known as Acadia
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Nova Scotia
Both
17. Had the largest man-made explosion prior to the invention of nuclear weapons
The Halifax Explosion occurred after two ships collided in 1917, resulting in at least 1,782 deaths.
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
18. Is where Alexander Keith beer was established
Alexander Keith beer was first brewed in Halifax, NS.
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Nova Scotia
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